Estate of Joyce Bell v. Shelby County Health Care Corporation d/b/a The Regional Medical Center

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON November 4, 2009 Session Heard at Memphis ESTATE OF JOYCE BELL ET AL. v. SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH CARE CORPORATION D/B/A THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Appeal by Permission from the Circuit Court for Shelby County No. CT-006887-03 Rita L. Stotts, Judge No. W2008-02213-SC-S09-CV - Filed June 24, 2010 This appeal involves the application of the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act to an action for damages filed against a defendant that was not covered by the Act when the injury- producing events occurred. The defendant filed a motion for partial…