Jordan v. Baptist Three Rivers Hospital

984 S.W.2d 593 (1999)

Purchase the Printed Copy at bsmsphd.com

Nature of the Case

To access this section all you need to do is click here and register.

Facts

Mary Sue died. P is a surviving child of the decedent and the administratrix of the decedent's estate. P filed a medical malpractice action against Ds alleging that the Ds' negligence caused the decedent's death. P sought damages for loss of consortium and the decedent's loss of enjoyment of life or hedonic damages. Ds filed a motion to strike and a motion for judgment on the pleadings asserting that Tennessee law does not permit recovery for loss of parental consortium and hedonic damages. Ds' motion to strike was granted. P was given permission to file an interlocutory appeal. P's application for an interlocutory appeal was denied was denied at the court of appeals. P appealed to determine whether claims for loss of spousal and parental consortium in wrongful death cases are viable in Tennessee under Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-113.