Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 7, 1984PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEWIS, Judge.
Plaintiff Sam Tucker, Administrator of the Estate of Robert L. Tucker, filed his complaint against defendants, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson *89County (Metro), Metropolitan Nashville General Hospital (General), Vanderbilt Hospital (Vanderbilt), and D.R. Doyle, M.D.1
The complaint alleged that Metro, General, Vanderbilt, and Dr. Doyle were jointly negligent in that their actions jointly fell below the professional standard of care and skill required and expected of them in rendering medical treatment and services to Robert L. Tucker and their alleged acts of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bowman v. HenardTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
- Taylor v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
- Wyatt v. Winnebago Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
- Puro v. HenrySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- German v. NichopoulosCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Gambill v. Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- Krisinda Bowers, A Minor, by next friend, Tammy K. Bowers and Steve Bowers v. Stephen HammondCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
- Jonathan Fitzrandolph Zink v. Rural Metro of Tennessee, L.P.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2017
- Vicki J. Redick v. Saint Thomas Midtown HospitalCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2016
- Byron Alexander v. Ahava Health Care LLCDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2025
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