SMITH v. HCA HEALTH SERVICES

No. 2008-807.

977 A.2d 534 (2009)

Joseph SMITH and another v. HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, INC. d/b/a Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Opinion Issued: July 31, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fitzgerald & Nichols, P.A., of Laconia (Paul T. Fitzgerald on the brief and orally), for the plaintiffs.

Wadleigh, Starr & Peters, P.L.L.C., of Manchester (Todd Hathaway on the brief and orally), for the defendant.


HICKS, J.

The plaintiffs, Joseph Smith and Laurie A. Smith, appeal an order of the Superior Court (Smukler, J.) granting summary judgment to the defendant, HCA Health Services of New Hampshire, Inc. d/b/a Portsmouth Regional Hospital, on the plaintiffs' claims for false imprisonment, negligence and loss of consortium. We affirm.

The following facts were either found by the trial court to be undisputed or are supported by the record. For many years,...

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