The appellants, Gwen and Charles Bartlett, were both employed at defendant-appellee Daniel Drake Memorial Hospital ("Drake Hospital") when the incident giving rise to the lawsuit under review in this appeal occurred.
On March 13, 1986, Gwen was working at Drake Hospital as a nursing technician. As Gwen attempted to move a patient with a mechanical device known as a "Hoyer lift," the patient...
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