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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH BEND, INC. v. SCOTT

No. 1271A253.

290 N.E.2d 80 (1972)

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH BEND, INC., Appellant (Defendant below), v. Richard E. SCOTT, Appellee (Plaintiff below), Justin Keenan, M.D. and Bernard A. Mason, M.D., Appellees (Defendants below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied February 9, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland Obenchain, South Bend, for appellant.

J. Chester Allen, Jr., Arthur A. May of Crumpacker, May, Levy & Searer, South Bend, for appellees.

STATON, Judge.

STATEMENT ON THE APPEAL: Dr. Mason had made a tentative diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. To confirm this diagnosis, he requested that Richard E. Scott be examined by Dr. Keenan at the Memorial Hospital. While using the bathroom facilities in his room at the hospital, Richard E. Scott turned the hot water knob connected to the bedpan flusher behind the toilet. Hot water severely burned his back and legs. He filed a cause of action against the Memorial...

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