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FOSTER v. ST. JOSEPH HOSP.

158 S.W.3d 418 (2004)

Edgar FOSTER, Individually and on behalf of his wife, and Stanley Turner, Individually and on behalf of the heirs of Mattie Foster, Deceased v. ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL, Mahir R. Awdeh, M.D., Raj C. Dave, M.D.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Jackson.

July 30, 2004.

Permission to Appeal Denied January 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Al H. Thomas and Regina Guy, Memphis, for the appellants Edgar Foster, individually and on behalf of his wife, and Stanley Turner, individually and on behalf of the heirs of Mattie Foster, deceased.

Robert L. Green, Memphis, for the appellee St. Joseph Hospital.

Buckner P. Wellford, John H. Dotson, and Marcy L. Dodds, Memphis, for the appellees Mahir R. Awdeh, M.D., and Raj C. Dave, M.D.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court January 31, 2005.

OPINION

HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which W. FRANK CRAWFORD, P.J., W.S., and DAVID R. FARMER, J., joined.

This is a wrongful death case. The decedent was survived by her husband and two brothers. The husband gave his power of attorney to his grand-nephew. The grand-nephew filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging medical malpractice which resulted in the...

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