LANE v. WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM

No. Civ.A. 98-0049-B.

46 F.Supp.2d 477 (1999)

Henry Lee LANE, III, Executor of the Estate of Henry Lee Lane, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiff, v. WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM d/b/a Lonesome Pine Hospital, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Big Stone Gap Division.

January 12, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S.D. Roberts Moore, Roanoke, VA, Juliana F. Perry, Roanoke, VA, for plaintiff.

L. Thompson Hanes, Joel M. McCray, Roanoke, VA, Richard E. Ladd, Jr., Abingdon, VA, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

GLEN M. WILLIAMS, Senior District Judge.

I. Facts and Procedural History

The decedent, Henry Lee Lane, Jr., became a resident of Heritage Hall, a skilled nursing facility, in 1996. Mr. Lane suffered from Alzheimer's disease and, because of an injury to his hip, was confined to a wheelchair. On or about March 29, 1997, the staff of Heritage Hall observed a change in Mr. Lane's health, and specifically noticed that the circulation...

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