OWENS v. THOMAE

No. 98-CA-00237-SCT.

759 So.2d 1117 (1999)

Lucille OWENS v. Dr. Keith R. THOMAE, Dr. William N. Dixon, Dr. Yong W. Kim and John Does 1 Through 20.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Hollowell, Jr., Greenville, Attorney for Appellant.

James A. Becker, Jr., Whitman B. Johnson, III, George Quinn Evans, Jackson, Attorneys for Appellees.

EN BANC.


SMITH, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This case presents a question of the employment status of a surgeon and two resident doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The trial court held that all three doctors were employees of the University Medical Center and, thus, were entitled to the protections of the Tort Claims Act. Plaintiff Lucille Owens countered by saying that the doctors were being sued independent of their status as employees of the...

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