Dunlap v. University of Kentucky Student Health Services Clinic

LEIBSON, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the appellant’s claim was barred by proper application of the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The trial court dismissed the claim on this ground. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that its prior decision in Frederick v. University of Kentucky Medical Center, Ky.App., 596 S.W.2d 30 (1979) was dispositive. In Frederick v. University of Kentucky Medical Center, the Court of Appeals held that, despite the statutory scheme set up in KRS 164.-939-.944, styled “UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER MALPRACTICE INSURANCE,” there has been no…