KNIGHT v. MCKEE

No. 2000-CA-00099-SCT.

781 So.2d 121 (2001)

Kimberly KNIGHT, Individually and on Behalf of her Minor Daughter, Brande Skinner v. Lisa Gibson McKEE, M.D. and Rick Martin, M.D.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isaac K. Byrd, Jr., Jackson, for Appellant.

Mildred M. Morris, Gordon U. Sanford, III, Jackson, Stephen P. Kruger, Jan F. Gadow, Ridgeland, for Appellees.

EN BANC.


WALLER, Justice, for the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1. This Mississippi Tort Claims Act case primarily involves the issue of whether the purchase of professional liability insurance subjects a physician who treats a patient in his capacity as an employee of the University of Mississippi Medical Center to a medical negligence claim. Answering that question in the negative, we affirm the judgment below.

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