worked part time in her husband’s business and took writing classes at the local community college. She continued taking writing classes after the birth of her second daughter, but when she and her husband divorced, she went back to school and entered the SIMAT (School Immersion Masters in the Art of Teaching) program at Johns Hopkins University. After graduating, she taught fifth grade until her parents’ health began to fail. Her son had already graduated from college when Elizabeth and her daughters moved north to be closer to her parents. Having gained a new perspective on what is important in life, Elizabeth decided that it was time to believe in herself and devoted her time to writing. Her first book, The Frog Princess, was published in 2002. Elizabeth           I.

¶2. Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Physicians, P.A. (Sheppard) rendered medical treatment to Stephanie
Sakwa, the minor daughter of the appellee Herman C. Sakwa, from February 19, 1988, through May
31, 1989. The amount of $23,765 remains due for these services. At the time these medical services
were rendered, the Sakwas were divorced and remain so.

¶3. During the trial proceedings, Sheppard moved for summary judgment against the defendant for
$23,765, together with attorneys fees, costs, and interest, for physician services rendered to the
Sakwa's daughter. The court overruled Sheppard's motion and held that neither the law of Maryland
nor Mississippi created a right of action in favor of third-party medical care providers for the
collection of unpaid medical bills. Sakwa later filed a Miss. R.