Legal Opinion

Howell v. Garden Park Community Hospital

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided September 2, 2008No. 2007-CA-00726-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MYERS, P.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Patricia Howell was injured after falling from an x-ray table at Garden Park Community Hospital. Howell fried suit as a result of her injuries, but the trial court granted Garden Park’s motion to dismiss, finding that the suit was a medical malpractice action and the two-year statute of limitations applied. Howell now appeals the dismissal of the complaint. Howell contends that the trial court erred as follows: (1) in granting summary judgment based on its determination that the case fell under the malpractice statute of limitations, (2) in granting summary…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Coleman v. DenoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
  2. Bell v. City of Bay St. LouisMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Scaggs v. GPCH-GP, INC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Lang v. Bay St. Louis/Waveland School DistrictMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Burton v. Choctaw CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Crosthwait v. Southern Health Corp. of Houston, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Chitty v. TerracinaCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009
  3. Crosthwait v. Southern Health Corp. of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  4. Rosie Moore v. Jackson Cardiology Associates, P. A.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015

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