Legal Opinion
Romine v. Fernandez
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 15, 2003PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HighersAlan E. Highers, J.
in which HOLLY KIRBY LILLARD, J., joined and DAVID R. FARMER, J.,
dissented.
In this medical malpractice action, Defendants appeal the trial court’s decision allowing Plaintiffs to use Tennessee Code Annotated section 20-1-119 to add two new defendants after the one year statute of limitations had expired. Defendants also appeal the trial court’s award of damages. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
On November 3, 1999, Mr. Lafeyette Romine, Sr. and Ms. Debra P. Romine (“the Romines”) filed their original complaint against John T. Morris, M.D. (“Dr.Morris”),…
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