Legal Opinion

Jennings v. Case

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided August 12, 1999No. 01A01-9804-CV-00192PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CAIN, Judge.

This is a medical malpractice action in which the trial court granted summary judgment to both defendant physicians. The plaintiff has appealed arguing that there existed genuine issues of material fact. We agree with the plaintiff and reverse the decision of the trial court.

Defendant Kenneth Case, M.D. was an employee of Sanders and Case Medical Clinic, P.C. and at all times relevant was acting within the scope of his employment. Defendant W. David Stewart, M.D. was board certified in general surgery. Plaintiff Linda Jennings was initially a patient of Dr. Case and…

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Byrd v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Bradshaw v. DanielTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Kilpatrick v. BryantTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Evco Corporation v. RossTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Lindsey v. Miami Development Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  5. Kelley v. Middle Tennessee Emergency Physicians, P.C.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2004

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