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PAYNE v. CALDWELL

796 S.W.2d 142 (1990)

Alfred PAYNE, Jr., by his Parents and Next Friends, Ruby J. PAYNE and Alfred Payne, Sr., Appellant, v. Benjamin H. CALDWELL, Jr., M.D., Jackson D. Cothren, M.D., Associated Obstetricians and Gynecologists, P.C., Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr., M.D., P.C., and Baptist Hospital, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

September 10, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Kinnard, David Randolph Smith, Kinnard & Smith, Nashville, for appellant.

Mary Martin Schaffner, Howell, Fisher & Branham, Nashville, for appellees.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This appeal presents the issue of whether the geographic limitations of T.C.A. § 29-26-115(b) apply to an expert witness in a medical malpractice action, who testifies only as to the cause of plaintiff's injuries. We hold that it does.

The action was brought by Alfred Payne, Jr. (through his parents) to recover damages for injuries, including brain damage, neurological damage, and cerebral palsy, allegedly caused by the negligence...

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