Day v. Ocean Springs Hospital System

CHANDLER, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Jeanne Salter Day sued Ocean Springs Hospital System (OSHS) pursuant to the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, Mississippi Code Annotated § 11-46-1 to 23 (Rev.2002). Day alleged that, when visiting a patient at the hospital, she slipped and fell on a puddle of water, injuring her wrist. After a bench trial, the lower court found that Day had failed to prove that the hospital was negligent. Day appeals, arguing (1) that the lower court improperly disregarded competent and uncontroverted evidence that Day’s fall was caused by a dangerous condition created by OSHS; and…