Jordan v. Baptist Three Rivers Hospital
Tennessee Supreme Court
984 S.W.2d 593 (1999)
Relevant factsFree
Martha Jordan (plaintiff), as her mother's surviving child and estate administratrix, sued the hospital and treating physicians (defendants) for medical malpractice allegedly causing her mother's death, seeking damages for loss of parental consortium. The defendants moved for judgment on the pleadings, arguing Tennessee law didn't allow a separate claim for loss of parental consortium, and the trial court agreed and dismissed the complaint; Jordan appealed.
IssueFree
Whether, in Tennessee, there is a separate cause of action for damages for loss of consortium.