Person v. Children's Hospital National Medical Center

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Duvaul Person, sued Children’s Hospital National Medical Center, the appellee, for assault and battery resulting from an incident in which the Hospital’s security guards removed Person from the building.believing he was intoxicated. The trial court granted the Hospital’s motion for summary judgment. On appeal, Person argues that a disputed fact — whether he told the security guards he was suffering from a diabetic crisis and therefore was not intoxicated — precludes summary judgment. We agree and reverse.

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