LESTER v. ATHERTON


483 S.W.2d 727 (1971)

James Peyton LESTER, Jr., a minor, b/n/f Mrs. Annie E. Lester, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. H.E. ATHERTON and Baptist Memorial Hospital, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Certiorari Denied August 7, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Schaeffer, Memphis, for plaintiff-appellant, James Peyton Lester, Jr.

Robert L. Green, Memphis, for defendant-appellant, Baptist Memorial Hospital.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court August 7, 1972.

PER CURIAM.

The question is whether or not an appeal has been properly perfected to this Court.

The trial below was of several days duration before a jury. A mistrial resulted as the jury was unable to reach a verdict.

The suit was based on the alleged negligence of the attending physician and the hospital at the birth of the plaintiff, allegedly causing serious injuries to the plaintiff. The...

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