Dianne Truddle v. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto, Inc.
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Chief Justice,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Diane Truddle, as mother and wrongful-death beneficiary of Eric Carmichael, sued Baptist Memorial Hospital-De-Soto, Inc., and Dr. Sunil Malhotra after Carmichael committed suicide upon being discharged from Baptist. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Baptist and Dr. Malhotra and entered a final judgment in their favor as a matter of law. Truddle appealed to this Court. Finding that the trial court did not err in granting Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, we affirm.
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¶ 2. On June 9, 2008, Carmichael was…
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