Legal Opinion
Childress v. Bennett
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 5, 1991PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’BRIEN, Justice.
This is a medical malpractice action initiated as the result of an occurrence taking place on or about 19 March 1981. An earlier cause of action was filed and voluntarily dismissed. The complaint in the current proceeding was filed in March of 1985. The complaint alleges that on 19 March 1981 plaintiff sustained a personal injury accident which resulted in a laceration of his right wrist. His injuries included the severance of tendons and nerves of his wrist. He was treated in the emergency room of Hartón Memorial Hospital in Tulla-homa, Tennessee, by the defendant,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- SCHAEFER BY SCHAEFER v. LarsenCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
- Payne Ex Rel. Payne v. CaldwellTennessee Supreme Court · 1990
- Pyle by Pyle v. MorrisonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1986
- Stapp v. AndrewsTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
3Cited by27 opinions
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- Stevens ex rel. Stevens v. Hickman Community Health Care Services, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2013
- Steele v. Ft. Sanders Anesthesia Group, P.C.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- Turner v. Aldor Co. of Nashville, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
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