Mae Ellen Williams, et al. v. Baptist Memorial Hospital, et al.

Case Number
W2003-02872-SC-R11-CV

We granted this appeal to determine whether the trial court erred in denying the plaintiffs’ motion for an enlargement of time under Rule 6.02 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and in granting summary judgment to the defendants. A majority of the Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment. After reviewing the record and applicable authority, we conclude (1) that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the plaintiffs’ motion for an enlargement of time because the plaintiffs failed to show excusable neglect under Rule 6.02 and (2) that the trial court properly granted summary judgment to the defendants. As a result, we affirm the Court of Appeals’ judgment.

Authoring Judge
Justice E. Riley Anderson
Originating Judge
Judge James F. Russell
Case Name
Mae Ellen Williams, et al. v. Baptist Memorial Hospital, et al.
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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