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HARTWIG v. OREGON TRIAL EYE CLINIC

No. S-95-1025.

580 N.W.2d 86 (1998)

254 Neb. 777

Penny M. HARTWIG, Appellant, v. OREGON TRAIL EYE CLINIC et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

June 19, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Meister, of Meister & Segrist, Scottsbluff, for appellant.

John K. Sorensen, of Sorensen & Zimmerman, P.C., Scottsbluff, for appellees.

WHITE, C.J., and CAPORALE, WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, and McCORMACK, JJ.

GERRARD, Justice.

INTRODUCTION

Appellant, Penny M. Hartwig, was stuck by two used hypodermic needles that were negligently placed in an ordinary trash receptacle in the medical clinic she was cleaning. Hartwig brought a negligence action against appellees, Oregon Trail Eye Clinic, Dr. Judson C. Martin, and Dr. Thomas J. Roussel (Clinic), seeking to recover damages for, inter alia, the anxiety and mental suffering that resulted from her fear of testing positive...

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