WPCb #]r܂;}&`v P s { ˼U ti]KAXZ?Se& #\{z1^ySZӑl`6y~"$6ȈD_1{0|}PW5&]ީD4;}ľI^6׾N#D` M^de=\%j> p GC$q5-FD |^m2<5[5M?6ȔM56ʰ5 V[L7ZCx/l%,`R~0-Wྑ2ξ' k{Axҭ&u!>IrrÅV6l#7Ʌ 4A1X!0l'9o0ɯMryBˬis6R'?/> = sú<{㧨b xO@v0!C:*ͮjcOQc;m)>OGW#U : % 0:UN 0DK UN  1u -Z 72 1 @ ^ U@$wd4h| mNE 0 BEHP LaserJet 4,,,,,,0,) AZ"Arial Regular($USUS.,("  Z6Times New Roman Regular(#$  0  (9 Z6Times New Roman Regular 3#37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a) ##Cd# i)(CEKQW]cioAutoList11)1)1)1)1)1)1)1)  R$$USUS.,    1  q   _o qRule10(CourtofAppeals).MemorandumOpinion.!(b)TheCourt,withtheconcurrenceofalljudges  participatinginthecase,mayaffirm,reverseormodifyactionsofthetrialcourtbymemorandumopinionwhena t formalopinionwouldhavenoprecedentialvalue.Whenacaseisdecidedbymemorandumopinionitshallbe 8 designated MEMORANDUMOPINION,shallnotbepublished,andshallnotbecitedorreliedonforanyreason L inasubsequentunrelatedcase.؊+ (O Z(Times New Roman ]if++003|xU(.G2$$ !USUS.,      0  b d !USUS.,  _   @ # \# INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE# # Ԉ ,   DECEMBER6,2000Session X # [#XKX  # XXK# _STEFFONE_Ԁ_MCCLENDON_,FATHEROFDAMIEN_OSHAY_ԀMAURICE  ` _MCCLENDON_,THENEXTOFKINOFCYNTHIAVANESSAFRANCIS, ( x DECEASEDv.DR.ELAINE_BUNICK_# 2#XKX   @  @@ DirectAppealfromtheCircuitCourtforKnoxCounty H  @@No.160696;TheHonorableDaleC.Workman,Judge 8  @@*AV) ` dE<` A h  @@TTNo.E200102816_COA_ԄRMCV g  FiledDecember28,2001 W  AV) ` dE<` A 7  #Xa XXXK=#XKX XXa# XXK#XKX  Tenn.R.App.P.3;AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtAffirmed inPart, & ReversedinPartandRemanded     # XKx#XKX AlanE._Highers_,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichDavidR.Farmer,J.,andHolly  Kirby_Lillard_,J.,joined.  H._Naill_ԀFalls,Jr.,JamesB.Johnson,Nashville,forAppellant v WynneC.Hall,SummerH.Stevens,Knoxville,forAppellee V F MEMORANDUMOPINION # XXKu#XKX   #  1       & v   ӀThiscaseinvolvesamedicalmalpracticeclaimthatwasdismissedonsummaryjudgmentby #6" thetrialcourt.Theplaintiff,_Steffone_Ԁ_McClendon_,appealedtothisCourt,seekingareversalofthe $& # trialcourtssummaryjudgment.Weaffirmedthetrialcourtsdecisionbasedonthelegislative %!$ historyandourinterpretationofSection201119oftheTennesseecode.Theplaintiffsoughta &"% reviewofthisCourtsdecisionwiththeTennesseeSupremeCourt.Althoughthesupremecourt '"&    8a Xdd8    refusedtohearthecase,itremandedthecasetothisCourtforreconsiderationinlightof_Townes_Ԁv.  Sunbeam_Oster_ԀCo.,Inc.,50_S.W._Ԁ3d446(Tenn.Ct.App.2001)releasedthisyearbythemiddle  sectionofthisCourtandrecentlypublished.  ̀WenowadopttheinterpretationofSection201119oftheTennesseeCodegivenin p _Townes_.Accordingly,wereversethedecisionofthetrialcourtandourpreviousopinioninsofaras `  toallowtheplaintifftoaddDr.Elaine_Bunick_Ԁasadefendantandremandthiscasefortrial.Our P  previousopinioninthismatterisaffirmedinallotherrespects.Costsofthisappealaretaxedagainst @  thedefendant,Dr.Elaine_Bunick_,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary. 0  # XXK #XKX  #Xa XXXK6#XaX XXa@* ̀   x  0  #Xa XXXa#XKX XXa# XXK#XKX d(#(#    `     h     ___________________________________  p    `     h     ALANE._HIGHERS_,JUDGE#Xa XXXK##rT XXa#