Elease Thornton v. Southwest Detroit Hospital

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 1990-02-09

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BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge. Elease Thornton appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Southwest Detroit Hospital, in her action under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment of the district court. Elease Thornton suffered a stroke on August 27, 1987. Elease Thornton initially w…

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