Burrell v. Carraway Methodist Hospitals

The plaintiff, Mitchell T. Burrell, appeals from a judgment in favor of the defendants, Carraway Methodist Hospital of Alabama, Inc. (the "hospital"), and nine of its officers, directors, or employees.

Burrell, an employee of the hospital, was dismissed from his employment as a construction foreman in 1988; the dismissal was related to his private work for a superior on hospital time. Burrell sued because of the dismissal.

Although Burrell's position related to the maintenance of hospital properties, the record indicates that Burrell and persons in similar positions were sometimes called upon…