Crowe v. John W. Harton Memorial Hospital

OPINION

DROWOTA, Judge.

This suit arises from an action for damages for medical malpractice. The defendant hospital admitted liability, but asserted that its liability was limited in amount to $20,000.00 by the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, T.C.A. §§ 23-3301 et seq. Accordingly, the defendant moved for partial summary judgment. The trial court granted the motion, and the plaintiff appeals, alleging that the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act contravenes the due process and equal protection clauses of fourteenth amendment of the United States Constitution and article 1,…