HUGHLETT v. SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH CARE


940 S.W.2d 571 (1996)

Cassandra HUGHLETT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH CARE CORP., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Jackson.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied December 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gavin Gentry, Memphis, for Defendant-Appellant.

Louis P. Chiozza, Jr., Memphis, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court December 23, 1996.

CRAWFORD, Presiding Judge, Western Section.

The sole issue in this case is whether a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action may recover from a defendant health care provider the amount of plaintiff's medical expenses paid by the Tennessee Medicaid program which is a part of the federal social security program.

On April 9, 1991, plaintiff Cassandra Hughlett underwent...

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