Carrie Coggins v. Holston Valley Medical Center

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE January 14, 2015 Session CARRIE COGGINS ET AL. v. HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Appeal from the Law Court for Sullivan County No. C39965(M) John S. McLellan, III, Judge No. E2014-00594-COA-R3-CV-FILED-JUNE 15, 2015 On August 6, 2011, Carrie Coggins and her husband Joel R. Coggins (Plaintiffs) visited a patient at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center (Hospital). While there, Mrs. Coggins tripped and fell, sustaining serious injuries. Plaintiffs1 filed suit and alleged that Mrs. Coggins tripped over a feeding tube that, according to…