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FRANKLIN v. COLLINS CHAPEL CONNECTIONAL HOSP.

696 S.W.2d 16 (1985)

Alton FRANKLIN and Claude Lee Franklin, Administrators of the Estate of George Franklin, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. COLLINS CHAPEL CONNECTIONAL HOSPITAL, Defendant/Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Jackson.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied August 12, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Porter of Burch, Porter & Johnson, Memphis, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Leo Bearman, Jr. and Sam Blair, Jr., of Heiskell, Donelson, Bearman, Adams, Williams & Kirsch, Memphis, for defendant-appellee.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court August 12, 1985.

TOMLIN, Judge.

This appeal involves the application of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. Plaintiffs, administrators of the estate of the decedent, George Franklin, (hereafter "plaintiffs") brought suit against the Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital, a/k/a Collins Chapel Health Care Center (hereafter "defendant" or "nursing home") for the wrongful death of their decedent...

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