Legal Opinion
Rheaetta F. Wilson v. Americare Systems, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 25, 2013No. M2011-00240-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, J.
in which GARY R. WADE, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ„ joined.
The issue presented is whether the jury verdict' against the management company of an assisted living facility for negligence based on understaffing is supported by material evidence. Mable Farrar’s physician prescribed Ms. Farrar a daily dose of an over-the-counter medicine for constipation. The nursing staff at the assisted living facility where Ms. Farrar lived did not give the medicine to her as often as prescribed. As a result,’ Ms. Farrar became constipated and returned to see…
3Cases cited12 opinions
- McCarley v. West Quality Food ServiceTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
- McClenahan v. CooleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- Creech v. AddingtonTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
- Whaley v. PerkinsTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
- Haynes v. Hamilton CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
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4Cited by23 opinions
- Kenneth E. King v. Anderson County, TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
- Mitch Goree v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2015
- Clifton A. Lake v. The Memphis Landsmen, LLCTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
- Jim Ferguson v. Middle Tennessee State UniversityTennessee Supreme Court · 2014
- State of Tennessee v. Phillip PackCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
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