Legal Opinion

Kerry Davis, Surviving Husband of Sylvia Davis v. Garrettson Ellis, MD

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 26, 2025Published

1Opinion of the Court

11/26/2025 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON August 6, 2025 Session KERRY DAVIS, SURVIVING HUSBAND OF SYLVIA DAVIS, DECEASED v. GARRETTSON ELLIS, MD Appeal from the Circuit Court for Shelby County No. CT-002190-12 Rhynette N. Hurd, Judge ___________________________________ No. W2024-01467-COA-R3-CV ___________________________________ This is the second appeal in this healthcare liability matter. The plaintiff first appealed from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendant physician. This court reversed that judgment in 2020. Upon remand, a trial before a jury…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Eldridge v. EldridgeTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
  2. McClenahan v. CooleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Doe v. Linder Const. Co., Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Wright Ex Rel. Wright v. WrightTennessee Supreme Court · 2011
  5. State of Tennessee v. Travis Kinte EcholsTennessee Supreme Court · 2012

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