Baptist Health Medical Center v. First Community Bank of Batesville

| Appellant Baptist Health- Medical Center (BHMC) appeals the Pope County Circuit Court’s denial of its motion to vacate the court’s previously issued guardianship order appointing First Community Bank of Batesville (the Bank) as the guardian,of William Scott Mueller’s estate for the purpose of prosecuting a medical-negligence action on his behalf and managing any assets obtained therefrom. BHMC claims that deficiencies in the original guardianship petition rendered the guardianship void ab initio. We disagree and affirm.

Mueller was severely injured in a motor vehicle accident on June 21,…