Estate of Ray ex rel. Ray v. Forgy

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

The Estate of Donna S. Ray and Thomas D. Ray, individually, (together, “plaintiffs”) filed suit on 25 August 2004 against Dr. Keith Forgy, M.D. (“Dr. Forgy”), Grace Hospital, Inc., Blue Ridge Healthcare System, Inc., Carolinas Healthcare System, Inc., and Grace Healthcare System, Inc., (together, “hospital defendants”) alleging negligence by Dr. Forgy and by defendants under the theories of apparent agency and corporate negligence. After initially denying the hospital defendants’ *26motion to dismiss the case pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 1A-1, Rule 9(j), the trial court later…