· 8/19/1996
Peete v. Shelby County Health Care Corp.
Citations
- 938 S.W.2d 693
- 1996 Tenn. App. LEXIS 497
How courts have described this case
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- holding that allegation orthopedic suspension bar above hospital bed fell and struck patient in the head sounded in ordinary negligence
- holding that allegation orthopedic suspension bar above hospital bed fell and struck patient in the head sounded in ordinary negligence
- holding that expert proof was not required for an asserted claim of ordinary negligence
- finding ordinary negligence claim when the plaintiff was injured by an employee dismantling medical equipment and striking her in the head
- ordinary negligence where a technician was removing an unused suspension bar from the hospital bed above the patient and dropped it on the patient’s head
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Judges: Parmer, Crawford, Lillard
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