Winfield v. Brandon HMA, Inc.

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal arises from a September 13, 2010 order of the Rankin County Circuit Court, which granted the Appellees’ motion for summary judgment in a medical-malpractice action. Franklin Winfield brings two issues for our review: (1) whether the discovery rule tolled the statute of limitations and (2) whether a doctor-*976patient relationship or duty of care existed. We find genuine issues of material fact exist regarding the statute of limitations and application of the discovery rule; therefore, summary judgment was not proper. Accordingly, we reverse on this issue…