DUPUIS v. EASTERN IDAHO HEALTH SERVICES

Docket No. 47917.

485 P.3d 144 (2021)

Victor DUPUIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EASTERN IDAHO HEALTH SERVICES, INC., an Idaho corporation, dba Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Defendant-Respondent, and John/Jane Does I-V, whose true identities are presently unknown, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, February 2021 Term.

Opinion Filed: April 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnson & Monteleone, Boise, for appellant, Victor Dupuis. Shannon N. McCarthy argued.

R. William Hancock & Ryan B. Peck, Pocatello, for respondent, Eastern Idaho Health Services, Inc. R. William Hancock argued.


At its core, this case presents us with a fundamental, but previously unanswered, question: what duty is owed by a hospital to someone who is on its premises solely to visit one of its patients? For the reasons set forth below, we conclude the duty owed is one of reasonable care, and for...

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