In Re: Estate of Jewell B. Green v. Carthage General Hospital, Inc.

In Re: Estate of Jewell B. Green v. Carthage General Hospital, Inc. - M2006-01489-COA-R3-CV VIew Smith County - A hospital filed a claim for unpaid services provided to decedent. The decedent’s estate filed an exception asserting, inter alia, that the claim was void because it was filed by a nonlawyer officer or employee of the nonprofit corporation hospital. The trial court struck the claim, finding it void. We hold the filing of a claim by a nonlawyer is not the unauthorized practice of law because it does not require the professional judgment of a lawyer. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court.