HAGER v. SMITHFIELD EAST HEALTH HOLDINGS

No. COA18-651.

826 S.E.2d 567 (2019)

Patricia HAGER, Executrix of the Estate of Albert Hoffmaster, Plaintiff, v. SMITHFIELD EAST HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC, d/b/a Gabriel Manor Assisted Living Center, Smithfield Operations, LLC, Saber Healthcare Holdings, LLC, Saber Healthcare Group, LLC, Sherry Tabor, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: March 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gugenheim Law Offices, P.C., by Stephen J. Gugenheim , for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Raleigh, by Carl Newman and Katherine Hilkey-Boyatt , for Defendants-Appellants.


A daughter's difficult decision to admit her father, who suffered from dementia, to a long-term assisted living and memory care facility as his attorney-in-fact did not create a fiduciary duty between the father and the facility.

This case arises out of a medical malpractice, negligence, and wrongful death action brought by...

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