Latimer v. Enterprise Hospital
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
This is a medical malpractice case against Dr. Horace E. Sanders and Enterprise Hospital for alleged injuries to Martha Latimer and for the alleged wrongful death of Jessica Kathleen Latimer, the stillborn child of Martha and Norvelle Latimer. Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of defendants. Because we reverse the judgment for failure of the trial court to allow a continuance for additional discovery, and remand the cause for further proceedings, we will discuss only the continuance issue and the assertion that the claims against the Hospital are barred…
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