Miller v. Jackson Hospital and Clinic

Roy Lee Miller ("Roy Lee"), on January 14, 1997, while hospitalized at Jackson Hospital, suffered severe burns over a large portion of his body. On February 19, 1997, Roy Lee executed a durable power of attorney in favor of Charles Miller ("Charles"), his uncle. The power of attorney gave Charles, among other things, the authority to "institute, prosecute, defend, compromise, arbitrate and dispose of legal, equitable, or administrative hearings, actions, suits, attachments, arrests, distresses, or other proceedings, or otherwise engage in litigation in connection with any legal or equitable…