McGuffey v. Hall

PALMORE, Justice.

At its regular session in 1976 the General Assembly enacted a bill entitled, “AN ACT relating to health care malpractice insurance and claims.” § 1 of the Act stated its purpose and § 11 its effective date. § 9 was an amendment of KRS 311.377, and the remaining eight sections became part of KRS Chapter 304, Title 10. In two separate declaratory judgment actions which eventually were consolidated various parties challenged the constitutional validity of the Act and certain of its provisions. The case was submitted to the trial court on briefs and the pleadings and culminated…