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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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