Legal Opinion
Frederick v. University of Kentucky Medical Center
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided December 14, 1979PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILHOIT, Judge.
The appellant, William H. Frederick, appeals from an order of the Fayette Circuit Court dismissing his medical malpractice claim against the University of Kentucky Medical Center. The trial court ruled that the claim was barred by sovereign immunity.
The appellant maintains that through enactment in 1976 of KRS 164.939 to 164.944 the General Assembly intended to and did waive sovereign immunity as to medical malpractice claims against the Medical Center. KRS 164.939 et seq. permitted the Medical Center, upon appropriate action by the Board of Trustees of the University of…
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