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FREDERICK v. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER

596 S.W.2d 30 (1979)

William H. FREDERICK, M.D., Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied April 15, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent Masterson Brown, Lexington, for appellant.

John C. Darsie, Jr., Gay M. Elste, Lexington, for appellee.

Before HOGGE, REYNOLDS and WILHOIT, JJ.

WILHOIT, Judge.

The appellant, William H. Frederick, appeals from an order of the Fayette Circuit Court dismissing his medical malpractice claim against the University of Kentucky Medical Center. The trial court ruled that the claim was barred by sovereign immunity.

The appellant maintains that through enactment in 1976 of KRS 164.939 to 164.944 the General Assembly intended to and did waive sovereign immunity as to medical malpractice claims against the Medical...

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