Barbara T. Collins v. HCA Health Services Of Tennessee, Inc.

OPINION

J. Steven Stafford, P.J.,W.S.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which Arnold B. Goldin and Kenny Armstrong, JJ., joined.

Appellant was injured while attempting to leave the defendant hospital against medical advice. Appellant appeals the trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of the defendant hospital, concluding that the hospital owed no duty to prevent Appellant from leaving the hospital. Discerning no error, we affirm.

Background

Because this case involves the trial court’s grant of summary judgment, the facts are largely undisputed. On October 15, 2012,…