Ballard v. Southwest Detroit Hospital

Defendant Southwest Detroit Hospital appeals by leave granted the trial court’s orders denying its motion for accelerated judgment and subsequent motion for a rehearing.

Plaintiffs decedent, Alberta Ballard, executed a medical malpractice arbitration agreement on October 17, 1978, after receiving treatment in the emergency room of defendant hospital. Mrs. Ballard died in the hospital on November 5, 1978, and plaintiff was appointed personal representative of her estate on February 27, 1980. The arbitration agreement was never revoked. On July 18, 1980, plaintiff filed the instant wrongful…