Legal Opinion
Estate of Green v. Carthage General Hospital, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 20, 2007No. M2006-01489-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · CottrellPatricia J. Cottrell, J.
in which WILLIAM B. CAIN and FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., JJ„ joined.
A hospital filed a claim for unpaid services provided to decedent. The decedent’s estate filed an exception asserting, inter alia, that the claim was void because it was filed by a nonlawyer officer or employee of the nonprofit corporation hospital. The trial court struck the claim, finding it void. We hold the filing of a claim by a nonlawyer is not the unauthorized practice of law because it does not require the professional judgment of a lawyer. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court.
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