Darby v. Union Planters National Bank of Memphis

Appellant, Sheila Fay Darby, by next friend, seeks review in this Court of a judgment of the Probate Court of Shelby County, Division II, which dismissed her claim against the Estate of Dr. E. C. Schultz, Deceased.

Appellant’s claim, as filed in the trial court, is as follows:

“A claim for damages in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 is hereby made against the Estate of E. C. Schultz, Deceased, by Ethel Pay Bass, natural guardian and next friend of Sheila Fay Darby, a minor.

This claim is based on the negligence of the deceased in his diagnosis of the condition of the said minor, who was a…