Shelby County Health Care Corp. v. Teague

BILL H. WALMSLEY, Judge.

I,Shelby County Health Care Corporation d/b/a Regional Medical Center (“the Med”) appeals from an order for default judgment entered on June 6, 2013, and the denial of its motion to set aside the default judgment. Because the trial court prematurely granted the default judgment, we reverse and remand this case for further proceedings.

On April 21, 2006, Jessica Teague, a resident of Arkansas, was involved in an automobile accident in Arkansas. She was transported to the Med in Memphis, Tennessee, where she remained hospitalized until May 3, 2006. Following Teague’s…