BURRIS v. HOSPITAL CORP. OF AMERICA


773 S.W.2d 932 (1989)

William Paul BURRIS, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Sue Gail Burris, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA formerly Park View Hospital, Defendant-Appellee, Robert W. Ikard, M.D., E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Bard Cardio Surgery, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

Permission to Appeal Denied June 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Vest, Hendersonville, for plaintiff-appellant.

C.J. Gideon, Jr., Nashville, for defendant-appellee.

William P. Sutherland, Nashville, for defendant Ikard.

Mark J. Patterson, Nashville, for defendant E.I. DuPont de Nemours.

Laurence E. Levine, Nashville, for defendant Bard Cardio Surgery.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court June 5, 1989.

OPINION

TODD, Presiding Judge.

This is a wrongful death suit in which the Trial Court entered a summary judgment dismissing one of the defendants, Hospital Corporation of America and declared said judgment to be final under TRCP 54.02. Plaintiff has appealed and presented the single issue of the correctness of the summary judgment.

The uncontroverted facts in the record are as follows...

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