Turner v. Jordan

OPINION

ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

We granted this appeal to determine whether a psychiatrist owed a duty of care to protect a hospital nurse from the violent and intentional acts of a hospitalized mentally ill patient. If such a duty is owed, the next issue to be decided is whether the patient’s intentional conduct should be considered in determining comparative fault under McIntyre v. Balentine, 833 S.W.2d 52 (Tenn.1992). The final issue is whether, after finding that the jury verdict as to fault is contrary to the weight of the evidence, the trial court may reallocate comparative fault in lieu…