ELLIS v. MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER

No. 2007-CA-01315-COA.

997 So.2d 996 (2008)

Debra W. ELLIS, Executrix of the Estate of Willie B. Woodruff, Deceased, George Mitchell, James Mitchell, M.D. And Betty Mitchell, Individually and on Behalf of all other Wrongful Death Beneficiaries, Appellants v. MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, INC. and Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc. d/b/a Baptist Medical Center, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

December 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry H. Powell, Jackson, attorney for appellants.

D. Collier Graham, Jackson, attorney for appellees.

Before KING, C.J., IRVING and ISHEE, JJ.


KING, C.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Debra W. Ellis filed a medical malpractice suit against Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Inc., and Mississippi Health Systems, Inc., (collectively referred to as "Baptist") on behalf of the Estate of Willie B. Woodruff, deceased, and all wrongful death beneficiaries. Baptist filed a motion to dismiss the action, and the trial court granted the motion. Aggrieved, Ellis appeals, raising one issue:

Whether the trial court...

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