Legal Opinion
Pruitt v. Hancock Medical Center
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 2006No. 2005-CA-00132-SCTPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. The complaint of Charles and Catherine Elizabeth Pruitt ("Pruitts") alleges that on April 9, 2002, Charles suffered third-degree burns during knee surgery at Hancock Medical Center ("HMC"). However, their Notice of Claim letter alleges the injury occurred on April 11, 2002, and the nature of the injury was discovered the following day, April 12, 2002.
¶ 2. On August 21, 2002, the Pruitts filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and the bankruptcy court entered an order giving notice of bankruptcy and instituting an automatic stay against "certain acts and proceedings against…
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