Legal Opinion

Dianne Truddle v. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto, Inc.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 6, 2014No. 2013-CA-00707-SCTPublishedCited by 9 opinions

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…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hubbard v. WansleyMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Nicholson on Behalf of Gollott v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Mississippi Dept. of Mental Health v. HallMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Young v. GuildMississippi Supreme Court · 2009
  5. State Ex Rel. Richardson v. EdgeworthMississippi Supreme Court · 1968

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