WPC G5H9CQ=Vꃕ7 è]OsHn"JYE.ahP^bΤǣWOi Ϟ8t,z|3L6(떊T.0?K8%{Ŕ;41PjIII 3?8~=(~{w?d:! jJꒌG>Ҟ^ڼn!ҁ]/ 0OQ 9<:)>e23AЃpf)I&~ڛZ *brZMuHE(9r#E{pGqI,t{cg;\3Fy34 3l.~J#h= |hBa(֝r#uOoVwRby9h91$ `sH*5}A}aZҷŷ<4?G8 ~Ú[κWrzvP!R` n=wXLG`#!@UNa % 0UN w 4  % I- Bv 0@ 0D N#^ %1 m3EJs {{TU: AQ(y 0? 0W 0Doo D3HP LaserJet 8000 DN PS0(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($71dXdXd7  HgITR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT(Y Z 6Times New Roman RegulartpO'3|x ?  6$Hn[XX `   1    _XXn[Wefoundthatnosexualassaultoccurredinlightoftheplaintestimonyofthis  plaintiff.#n[XX# d((36$ !8XXdd8  Hn[XXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T   `   0  (#$  0     $H%XX `   2    _X"X%MaddrywasonceemployedbyFortSandersHospital.#%XX"#yS'L U ;  $H%XX `   3    _K %#% K#X"X%HewasonceemployedbyBaptistHospital.#%XX"#   $H%XX `   5    _X"X%Thehospitalisagovernmentalentity,andthussubjecttotheGovernmentalTort  LiabilityAct,whichextendstoinjuriescausedbyanegligentactoromission.Intentional  injuriesareexcluded.Jenkinsvs._Loudon_ԀCounty,736S.W.2d603(Tenn.1987).Itisnot  disputedthat_Maddry_sactionswereintentional,andthusthehospitalcannotbeonerated  derivatively.#%XX"#   $H%XX `   4    _X"X%Aboutoneyearaftertheassaultwascommitted.#%XX"# J ["n[XX  _in[oi   Ad FILEDr(o  October14,1999Cecil_Crowson_,Jr.AppellateCourtClerkdA ,cAZ"Arial Regular  Z[\]_C<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !8XXdd8  Hn[XXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  (3$ !8XXdd8  Hn[XXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  ($$   1   'dxd !8XXdd8  Hn[XXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  _  n[n[8XdXXd8   %bxY_B2.jz `@Ett. Px_INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  ATKNOXVILLE  ( Ѐ  JOYCELOUISEWISDOM,  0  ) p BlountCountyCircuitH $$  `     h     ) p  Z   ` Appellant   h 0  0$$) p NO.03A019902CV00052l $$  `     h     )vs. `     h     ) p HON.W.DALEYOUNG    `     h     ) p JUDGE   JOSEPHMADDRYandBLOUNT  ) p   MEMORIALHOSPITAL,INC.,  ) p    `     h     ) ` Appellees  0 h 0h$h$  )0p$$AFFIRMED x :p$p$  `     h      p J.MikelDixon,Knoxville,forAppellant.CarlP.McDonald,Maryville,forAppellee,BlountMemorialHospital,Inc. @(  !n[OPINION#n[ ! ѻ#Ԉ !  `     h      p INMAN,SeniorJudge #>    ` MarilynRobertsandJoyceWisdomwerepatientsinBlountMemorialHospital,whichemployedJodyMaddry,amalenurse.TheyfiledajointcomplaintagainstthehospitalallegingthattheyweresexuallyassaultedbyMaddry.Liabilityofthehospitalwasallegedtobevicarious,andadditionally,thatthehospitalwasindependentlynegligentbecauseitfailedtoinvestigateMaddrysbackgroundwhichwouldhaverevealedhispropensitytosexuallyabusefemales. ` Thedefendanthospitalfiledamotionforsummaryjudgmentwhichwasgrantedonallgroundsasserted.Bothplaintiffsappealed,andwefiledanopinionaffirmingthedismissaloftheRobertscase   #  1      ׀butreversedthedismissalofthe 272/ Wisdomcasebecausethemotionwasbasedsolelyontheissueofthehospitalsvicariousliability.Theallegationsofindependentnegligencewerenotaddressed $ bythemotion,therebyrequiringfurtherinquiry. H  ` Followingremand,thehospitalfiledanothermotionforsummaryjudgment,  l allegingthattherewerenogenuineissuesofmaterialfactwithrespecttothe @  questionofwhetherthehospitalkneworshouldhaveknownof_Maddry_s d  propensities,andwhetheritconductedanappropriateinvestigationintohis   background.   ` Thismotionwassupportedby(1)anaffidavitofKathy_Kirkham_,oftheFort   SandersMedicalCenter_  #  2      _ԀthatasamatterofpolicyFortSandersdoesnotreveal D unfavorableinformationaboutaformeremployee;(2)anaffidavitofScott_Shaffer_, h ofBaptistHospital_  #  3      _ԀwhodeposedthatintherecordsatBaptistHospitalthereisno < unfavorableinformationabout_Maddry_;(3)acertifiedfilefromtheTennessee ` BoardofNursingwhichrevealednounfavorableinformationabout_Maddry_Ԁwhen   hewaslicensed;(4)anaffidavitofTerry_Nichols_,ChiefofPoliceof_Maryville_, " thattheplaintiffreportedtheallegedassaultonApril18,1995._8  #  4      _ $   ` TheplaintiffopposedthemotionbyrelyingontheRobertsincident.She &@"  alsofiledacopyofahearingconductedbytheDepartmentofHealthNursing )d$" BoardonJune12,1997,threeyearsaftertheassaultcomplainedof. 8+&$  ` Themotionforsummaryjudgmentwasgrantedandtheplaintiffappeals. \-(& Theissuepresentedforreviewistheproprietyofthedismissalofthecomplaint. /*( Ourreviewbeingoneoflaw,thepresumptionofcorrectnesscannotbeindulged. 1,* Rule13(d)T.R.A.P.andcasescited. 3/,  ` Theessentialthrustoftheplaintiffsargumentonappealisthattheassault  onRobertswassufficientnoticetothehospitalthat theyhadaproblemwith $ _Maddry_,becausethehospitalsassistantadministratortestifiedthatRobertstold H herthat_Maddry_Ԁhad fondledherinappropriately,touchingherbreastsand  l buttocks. @   ` Theevidentiaryworthofthistestimonyaside,Robertsdidnottestify d  accordingly.Tothecontrary,shetestifiedthat_Maddry_Ԁonlyinsertedasuppository   andthatnothingelsehappenedtoherwhileshewasapatient.Onthebasisofthis  testimony,theCourt,aspreviouslyexpounded,foundthattherewasnoevidence   thatRobertswassexuallyassaulted.Underfamiliarprinciplesthisfindingisthe D lawofthecaseandtherethematterends.TheRoberts incidentwasnot h sufficientnoticeforthehospitalthat theyhadaproblemwith_Maddry_. <  ` Thesupported_motion_Ԁforsummaryjudgmentrequiredtheplaintifftopresent ` evidencesufficienttoestablishtheessentialelementsforwhichshehastheburden   ofproof.Blairvs.AlliedMaintenanceCorp.,756S.W.2d267(Tenn.App.1988); " Whitevs.MethodistHospitalSouth,844S.W.2d642,(Tenn.App.1992).Wehave $  alreadyobservedthattheRobertsincidentisnotsufficientforthepurpose.There &@"  isnoevidenceinthisrecordthat,fromthetime_Maddry_Ԁwasemployedtothetime )d$" oftheassaultcomplainedof,thedefendantwasoninquirynoticeabout_Maddry_s 8+&$ propensitiesorpriorinappropriateconduct. \-(&  ` Ourfirstopinionisclearonthepointthatanyindependentnegligenceofthe /*( hospital  #  5      ׀wasnotaddressedbythemotionforsummaryjudgment.Itwasforthis 1,* reasonthatthejudgmentwasreversedandthelanguageoftheopinion wearenot 3/, %b % %  persuadedthatthisisanappropriatecaseforsummaryjudgmentmustbe  consideredinpropercontext.TheprincipleenunciatedinPottervs.Cityof $ Chattanooga,556S.W.2d543(Tenn.1977)wasnotimplicatedbecausetheissue C H ofindependentnegligencewasnotaddressed,aswehaveseen.InPotter,the g l plaintiffallegedthatshewasmistreatedbyapoliceofficerandwasunlawfully   jailed.ShefiledsuitagainsttheCity,alleging,interalia,thatitnegligentlyhired   thepoliceofficer.TheCitymovedtodismiss,assertingitsimmunityunderthe   Act.TheSupremeCourtaffirmedthedismissal,holdingthatthetruebasesofthe  injuriesforwhichdamagesaresoughtarefalsearrestandassaultandbattery,and   thattheclaimofnegligenthiringwasineffectivetoavoidtheimmunitygrantedthe ?D CityundertheAct.InthecaseatBar,theplaintiffsinjuriesallegedlyarosefrom ch theintentionalconductof_Maddry_.Weagreewiththedefendantthattheimmunity  ofthehospitalcannotbecircumventedinthemannerattempted.   ` Thejudgmentisaffirmedandcostsareassessedtothe_appellant._    `     h  `     h     _______________________________ )&.!  `     h     WilliamH.Inman,SeniorJudge ;'@"  CONCUR: M(R#! _______________________________ ,'% CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,Judge -(& _______________________________ 1,* D.Michael_Swiney_,Judge 3.+