Kenneth B. White v. William Bacon, M.D.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs March 9, 2007 KENNETH B. WHITE v. WILLIAM BACON, M.D., ET AL. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 02C-3644 Walter Kurtz, Judge No. M2005-02295-COA-R3-CV - Filed on April 24, 2007 Inmate filed medical malpractice action against hospital for the allegedly negligent performance of his surgery and the failure to order appropriate post-operative treatment instructions. Hospital filed motion for summary judgment, alleging that it was an improper party to the suit because it was not a legal entity capable of being…