URQUHART v. UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS

No. COA01-1229.

566 S.E.2d 143 (2002)

Thomas M. URQUHART, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Betsey Allen Derr Urquhart, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS OF EAST CAROLINA, INC. (d/b/a Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Incorporated), Vincent Sorrell, M.D., William C. Reeves, M.D., Patrick J. DiGiacomo, M.D., Julia A. Nelson, M.D., "John Or Jane Doe" Lewis, M.D. (an on-call physician at the Pitt County Memorial Hospital on May 30-31, 1998, responsible for the care of plaintiff's decedent), Nicole H. Braxton, Elizabeth Gibbs, and Leah Rodriguez, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ferguson, Stein, Chambers, Wallas, Adkins, Gresham & Sumter, by Adam Stein and William Simpson, Chapel Hill, for plaintiff appellant.

Herrin & Morano, by Mark R. Morano, Greenville, for defendant-appellees Vincent L. Sorrell, M.D. and William C. Reeves, M.D.


GREENE, Judge.

Thomas M. Urquhart, Jr. (Plaintiff) appeals an order filed 29 May 2001 granting summary judgment in favor of William C. Reeves, M.D.1 (Dr. Reeves) and Vincent L. Sorrell, M.D. (Dr. Sorrell) (collectively, Defendants).

Plaintiff, the administrator of the estate of Betsey Allen Derr Urquhart (Urquhart) who died on 31 May 1998, commenced this wrongful death action on 27 September 2000. The suit names as defendants:...

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