HARRIS v. MILLER

No. 902SC336.

407 S.E.2d 556 (1991)

103 N.C. App. 312

Haywood HARRIS, in his capacity as Administrator of the Estate of Etta Harris v. George J. MILLER, M.D.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 2, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ferguson, Stein, Watt, Wallas, Adkins & Gresham, P.A. by Adam Stein, Chapel Hill, and James E. Ferguson, II, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant.

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae by George R. Ragsdale, Sherry C. McConnell, and Kurt E. Lindquist, II, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.


GREENE, Judge.

Etta Harris and her husband, Haywood Harris, filed this medical malpractice action on 1 April 1983 against George J. Miller, M.D. (an orthopedic surgeon), William Hawkes (a certified registered nurse anesthetist), and Beaufort County Hospital. On 21 October 1986, Mr. and Mrs. Harris settled with nurse Hawkes and Beaufort County Hospital and released them from liability.

On 8 November 1987, Mrs. Harris died from injuries sustained during her...

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