Legal Opinion

Gentry v. Cookeville General Hospital

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided April 8, 1987PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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TODD, Presiding Judge.

This is an interlocutory appeal by plaintiffs from an order dismissing one of the defendants, The City of Cookeville, Tennessee. The suit is for injuries to the minor plaintiff on the occasion of her birth in Cookeville General Hospital which was operated by the City of Cookeville. Also sued were the physicians who allegedly attended the birth of the child.

The City moved for summary judgment on grounds of failure to give notice of injury within 120 days, the fact that the physicians were not agents of the city/hospital and the one year statute of limitations. The…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lee v. City of ClevelandCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
  2. Matus v. Metropolitan Government of NashvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
  3. Louise Brandon v. Shelby County TennesseeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2018

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