Davis v. Byrd Memorial Hospital

STOKER, Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs, the surviving children of Beulah Davis, from the dismissal of their medical malpractice suit due to failure to comply with discovery orders. We vacate the dismissal and remand the case with instructions.

FACTS

Plaintiffs filed this medical malpractice suit on May 4,1988, against Byrd Memorial Hospital and Dr. Tom Mong, for their alleged malpractice which resulted in the death of plaintiffs’ mother. The alleged liability of Byrd Memorial Hospital was based upon an allegation of malpractice committed by one of its employees, Dr. Ghuru Ghanta. A…