Johnson v. Misericordia Community Hospital
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
294 N.W.2d 501 (Ct. App. 1980)
Relevant factsFree
Johnson (plaintiff) sued Misericordia Hospital (defendant) for negligent hiring after Dr. Salinsky performed his hip surgery, seeking to introduce another hospital's records showing restrictions and a suspension imposed on Salinsky, a third hospital's refusal to grant him staff privileges, and a doctor's testimony that he'd heard other physicians call Salinsky incompetent. The trial court admitted this evidence, and Misericordia appealed, arguing it was inadmissible hearsay.
IssueFree
Whether evidence of hospital records and testimony detailing a doctor's professional history is admissible as non-hearsay to prove that a hiring hospital should have known of the doctor's incompetence.