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COWAN v. DOERING

215 N.J. Super. 484 (1987)

522 A.2d 444

MARILYN M. COWAN, FORMERLY KNOWN AS MARILYN M. LOMBARDO, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. RICHARD DOERING, M.D., ALEXANDRE ACKAD, M.D., KATHLEEN BARLICS, R.N., CAROLE ELTRIDGE, R.N., AND THE VALLEY HOSPITAL, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, AND ALLWYN J. LEVINE, M.D., LOIS PAPP, R.N., CHRIS TAYLOR, R.N., SHARON KROLL, R.N., MARY DOE, JANE DOE, BETTY DOE AND NANCY DOE, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Markey argued the cause for defendant-appellant Richard Doering (Markey, Dailey & Cagney, attorneys; John P. Markey, on the brief).

James B. Sharp argued the cause for defendant-appellant Alexandre Ackad (Conway & Reiseman, attorneys; James B. Sharp, of counsel; M. Arthur Arnold, on the brief).

Peter R. Feehan argued the cause for defendants-appellants Valley Hospital and Carole Eltridge (Feehan & Feehan, attorneys; Peter R. Feehan, on the brief).

William B. Butler argued the cause for plaintiff-respondent (Hooley, Butler, DiFrancesco & Kelly, attorneys; William B. Butler, on the brief).

Before Judges PRESSLER, BAIME and ASHBEY.

The opinion of the court was delivered by BAIME, J.A.D.

Following a lengthy jury trial, plaintiff was awarded $600,000 in compensatory damages for injuries sustained when she jumped from a second-story window while being treated at Valley Hospital for an overdose of sleeping pills. Drs. Richard Doering and Alexandre Ackad, nurses Carole Eltridge and Kathleen Barlics and Valley Hospital filed separate appeals from the judgment. Barlics' appeal was subsequently dismissed...

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