Legal Opinion

Crutcher v. Williams

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 9, 2009No. 1050893PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COBB, Chief Justice.

The dispositive issue on this appeal is whether the order appealed from was a final judgment. We hold that it was not, and we remand the case.

Facts

On June 23, 2000, Iola Williams filed a medical-malpractice action against Colie E. Crutcher, Jr., M.D., and the City of York Healthcare Authority d/b/a Hill Hospital (“Hill Hospital”). Williams’s action arose out of her visit to the Hill Hospital emergency room in June 1998, during which she was treatéd by Dr. Crutcher. Williams alleged against Dr. Crutcher claims of medical negligence and the tort of outrage and against Hill…

2Cases cited48 opinions

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