Smith v. Medical Center East

Calvin V. Smith, as the father of Victor Scott Smith, deceased, filed a wrongful death action against Medical Center East; Carraway Methodist Medical Center; Southeastern Emergency Physicians, P.A.; Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons, P.C.; Suburban Ambulance Service; and several physicians, individually. The trial court entered a summary judgment for all defendants. Smith appeals as to all defendants except Suburban Ambulance Service and the individual physicians.

Victor Scott Smith ("Scott"), 17 years old, was a passenger in the front seat of an automobile being driven by his girlfriend, Tammy Graves.…