HILL v. STEWART

No. 44890.

209 So.2d 809 (1968)

Mrs. Donna M. HILL et al. v. Dr. Leo O. STEWART.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan & Gordon, Pascagoula, Holleman, Hurlbert & Necaise, Gulfport, for appellants.

Wiesenburg, McLeod, Oswald & Lockard, Pascagoula, for appellee.


RODGERS, Justice:

This is a malpractice suit filed in Jackson County, Mississippi against Dr. Leo O. Stewart by the heirs at law of Julius W. Hill, who died at the Singing River Hospital on March 11, 1965.

The declaration charges that Julius W. Hill was ill and that he employed the appellee, Dr. Leo O. Stewart, to wait upon him as his physician; that appellee examined Mr. Hill and was advised that the patient had recently lost weight, that he had frequent...

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