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Plaintiffs bring forward one assignment of error, while defendants cross-appeal with a second.
However, we are unable to reach themerits of these arguments as this appeal must be dismissed for violation of our appellate rules. On 14 January 1994, Renee Kellihan gave birth to an infant that was delivered by emergency caesarian section at Columbus County Hospital, located in Whiteville, North Carolina. After a short amount of time, a chest x-ray was performed on the infant to check the placement of the ET tube. The x-ray found that the tip of the ET tube might have been within the infant's esophagus. Hospital staff extubated, and then reintubated the infant.