SILVES v. KING

No. 40808-9-I.

970 P.2d 790 (1999)

Donald A. SILVES and Nancy J. Silves, husband and wife, Appellants, v. Sherilyne KING, M.D., and John Doe King, and the marital community composed thereof, Northwest Emergency Physicians, Inc., a Washington corporation, and Sisters of ST. Joseph of Peace, Health and Hospital Services, a nonprofit corporation, a/k/a ST. Joseph Hospital, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

February 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Michael Robey, Bellingham, for Appellants.

Thomas Howard Fain, Christopher Holmes Anderson, John E. Gagliardi, Fain, Sheldon, Anderson & Vanderhoef, Margaret Sundberg, Kimberly Diane Ellwein Baker, Williams Kastner Gibbs, Mary Rebecca Knack, Seattle, for Respondents.


ELLINGTON, J.

Donald A. Silves presented himself at the emergency room of St. Joseph Hospital complaining of a sore toe. Dr. Sherilyne King examined him and took a medical history, learning that Mr. Silves was taking heparin for a blood clotting problem. Dr. King diagnosed gouty arthritis and prescribed indomethacin. The hospital pharmacist filled the prescription and a discharge nurse handed Mr. Silves written discharge...

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