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CARROLL v. SISTERS OF SAINT FRANCIS

868 S.W.2d 585 (1993)

Bessie Mae CARROLL and Henry O. Carroll, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The SISTERS OF SAINT FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES, INC., d/b/a St. Joseph Hospital, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Memphis.

December 20, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terese B. Deboo, Norwood, Phillips & Deboo, Memphis, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Robert L. Green, Neely, Green, Fargarson & Brooke, Memphis, for defendant-appellants.

Patricia Head Moskal, Boult, Cummings, Conners, & Berry, Nashville, Laura A. Foggan, Stephen D. Goldman, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae American Ins. Ass'n.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

The Sisters of Saint Francis Health Services Inc. (St. Joseph Hospital), filed an application for permission to appeal from the Court of Appeals' reversal of the summary judgment entered in its favor in the plaintiff Bessie Carroll's action for negligent infliction of emotional distress. We granted St. Joseph's application to consider an important issue of first impression: whether a plaintiff may recover damages for negligent infliction...

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