Legal Opinion
Morris v. Rockingham County
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided May 17, 2005No. COA04-548PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGEE, Judge.
John Carter and John Murphy, paramedics for Rockingham County Emergency Medical Services, transported Charles Morris (plaintiff) by ambulance from Eden Morehead Hospital in Rockingham County to North Carolina Baptist Hospital (Baptist Hospital) in Forsyth County. At Baptist Hospital, while the paramedics were removing the stretcher carrying plaintiff, the head of the stretcher bounced off a stair of the ambulance and hit the ground.
Plaintiff filed an action for negligence and medical malpractice in Forsyth County. Plaintiff named as defendants the two paramedics, Rockingham…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- Coats v. Sampson County Memorial Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Thompson v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
- Williams v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
- Powell v. Eastern Carolina Regional Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
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