Suprema - Rol N° 15430-2018

La Corte Suprema confirma la responsabilidad estatal por falta de servicio ante accidente de acompañante en hospital, indemnizando daño moral por $20 millones, rechazando alegaciones de contradicción y de no ser paciente.

• Factual Background: A woman accompanying her father in a hospital emergency room was struck by a medical cart, sustaining a fractured left wrist, leading to a claim for damages against the health service.
• Claimant's Status: The claim was brought by the injured woman's representative seeking compensation for moral damages resulting from the incident.
• Lower Court Rulings: The first instance court dismissed the claim, while the Court of Appeals partially accepted it, awarding $20,000,000 for moral damages.
• Casación Grounds (Form): The defendant health service appealed to the Supreme Court alleging the Court of Appeals' decision lacked factual and legal reasoning and contained contradictions (Article 768 N° 5, 170 N° 4 CPC).
• Supreme Court's Rejection of Casación in Forma: The Supreme...