UHS-QUALICARE, INC. v. GULF COAST COM. HOSP., INC.

No. 56389.

525 So.2d 746 (1987)

UHS-QUALICARE, INC., UHS of the Gulf Coast, Inc., and Qualicare Sub., Inc., et al. v. GULF COAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC., Safecare Company, Inc., S.C. Longview, Inc., Stephen R. Jepson, J. Stephen Wright, and Larry W. Wells.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George P. Hewes, III, J. Perry Sansing, Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, Jackson, Floyd J. Logan, Alben N. Hopkins, Hopkins, Vaughn & Anderson, Gulfport, James Nespole, Glen Banks, Reavis & McGarth, New York City, for appellants.

William M. Rainey, Franke, Rainey & Salloum, Gulfport, Christopher I. Brain, William H. Block, Seattle, Wash., for appellees.

Before WALKER, C.J., and ROBERTSON and ANDERSON, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

This declaratory judgment action arises out of a hospital management contract. The hospital drew first blood as it secured a trial court declaration that it had lawfully terminated the contract by reason of the manager's material breaches. We reverse and render, holding the breaches not sufficient to support the radical remedy of termination, for the reason that the contract vested in the hospital authority to cure immediately...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases