PATINO v. SUCHNIK

No. 99-563-APPEAL.

770 A.2d 861 (2001)

Cindy L. PATINO, as Administratrix of the Estate of Eugene J. Janarelli et al. v. Frank SUCHNIK et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 11, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Parrillo, Providence, for Plaintiff.

Michael DeSisto, Providence, for Defendant.

Present WILLIAMS, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This appeal challenges a trial justice's jury instructions concerning the alleged gross negligence of emergency rescue workers (EMTs) in deciding not to transport an injured party to a hospital. Following complications ensuing from a head wound, the injured party died approximately one year after the incident in question. The plaintiffs, Cindy L. Patino, as administratrix of the estate of Eugene J. Janarelli (Janarelli), and Denise Laurens...

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