Bivins v. Hospital Corp. of America

*443 OPINION

TODD, Presiding Judge, Middle Section.

The plaintiff, Joanne T. Bivins, has appealed from the judgment of the Trial Court overruling her Rule 60.02 motion for relief from a previous summary judgment dismissing her suit against the captioned defendants.

Plaintiff presents two issues, of which the first is as follows:

Whether the Chancellor abused his discretion in denying the plaintiffs Tenn. R.Civ.P. 60.02 motion in order to allow a delayed appeal where a timely, albeit defective notice, had been filed in the first instance.

This issue requires a detailed examination of the unfortunate…