Koestler v. Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc.

DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. After voluntarily seeking treatment at a mental-health facility, Thelma Koestler claims she changed her mind and demanded that she be released. Because the facility refused to release her, she filed suit against numerous defendants, alleging several causes of action, including false imprisonment. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment based in part on the running of the statute of limitations. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2. On October 2, 2006, at the urging of her children, Thelma Koestler voluntarily admitted herself to Mississippi Baptist Medical…