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JORDAN v. BAPTIST THREE RIVERS HOSP.

984 S.W.2d 593 (1999)

Martha P. JORDAN, Administratrix of the Estate of Mary Sue Douglas, Deceased, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. BAPTIST THREE RIVERS HOSPITAL, Mark W. Anderson, M.D., Noel Dominguez, M.D., and Patrick J. Murphy, M.D., Defendants/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

January 25, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Randolph Smith, Robert Blake Menzel, Nashville, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Gayle Malone, Jr., Kathryn J. Ladd, Kara E. Shea Nashville, for Defendant/Appellee, Baptist Three Rivers Hospital.

Dan L. Nolan, Suzanne M. Pearson, Clarksville, for Defendant/Appellee, Mark W. Anderson, M.D.

Thomas F. Rainey, Jackson, for Defendant/Appellee, Noel Dominguez, M.D.

Robert E. Hoen, John R. Callcott, Nashville, for Defendant/Appellee, Patrick J. Murphy, M.D.

H. Naill Falls, Jr., James B. Johnson, Nashville, for Amicus Curiae, Steffone McClendon.

John A. Day, Donald Capparella, Nashville Steven W. Terry, Morristown, for Amicus Curiae, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.

OPINION

HOLDER, J.

We granted this appeal to determine whether spousal and parental consortium losses should be permissible in wrongful death actions. Tennessee law previously permitted the anomalous result of allowing spousal consortium losses in personal injury cases but not in cases of wrongful death. Upon review of the modern trend of authority and careful scrutiny of our statutory scheme, we hold that...

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