IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE

AT JACKSON

BARBARA WHITE, as the ) Administratrix of the Estate ) of Earl R. White, deceased, ) ) Carroll Circuit Plaintiff/Appellant, ) ) Hon. Julian P. Guinn, Judge ) v. ) No. 02S01-9701-CV-00007 )

WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE, M.D., ) )

) FILED Defendant/Appellee. ) October 5, 1998

Cecil Crowson, Jr. Appellate C ourt Clerk ORDER

The Court has considered the Petition for Rehearing filed by the

defendant/appellee, and it is the decision of a majority of this Court that the petition is

without merit. The Petition for Rehearing is denied.

Justices Drowota and Holder adhere to the views expressed in their original

opinions.

PER CURIAM