WILSON v. AMERICARE SYSTEMS, INC.

No. M2011-00240-SC-R11-CV

397 S.W.3d 552 (2013)

Rheaetta F. WILSON, et al. v. AMERICARE SYSTEMS, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

February 25, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence James Gideon, Jr. , and Alan S. Bean , Nashville, Tennessee, and Raymond W. Fraley, Jr. , Fayetteville, Tennessee, for the appellants, Rheaetta F. Wilson and Lauralyn F. Watson.

Roger W. Dickson , Chattanooga, Tennessee, and David L. Johnson , Nashville, Tennessee, (on appeal); Thomas Pinckney and Susan D. Bass , Nashville, Tennessee, (at trial) for the appellee, Americare Systems, Inc.


OPINION

SHARON G. LEE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which GARY R. WADE, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ., joined.

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