Legal Opinion

Montgomery Health Care v. Ballard

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 29, 1990No. 88-1532PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ella Ballard, administratrix of the estate of Edna Stovall, deceased, filed suit against Montgomery Health Care Facility, First American Health Care, Inc., and Dr. Kynard Adams, alleging that the defendants provided negligent or wanton care and that their negligence proximately caused the death of Mrs. Stovall. Mrs. Stovall was a patient at Montgomery Health Care Facility, a nursing home. First American Health Care, Inc., is the parent corporation of Montgomery Health Care, and Dr. Adams was Mrs. Stovall's treating physician at the nursing home. The plaintiff claims that as a proximate cause…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hammond v. City of GadsdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  2. General Finance Corp. v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  3. Duff v. Southern Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  4. Ex Parte BakerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  5. Flint City Nursing Home, Inc. v. DepreastSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981

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