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SHEFFIELD v. SHEFFIELD

No. 52709.

405 So.2d 1314 (1981)

Dr. J.W. SHEFFIELD v. Ricky SHEFFIELD and Debra Sheffield.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

As Modified On Denial of Rehearing November 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.P. Mitchell, Mitchell, Eskridge, Voge, Clayton & Beasley, Tupelo, for appellant.

Nora J. Hall, Roy O. Parker, David O. Butts, Tupelo, for appellees.

Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and SUGG and BROOM, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Medical malpractice is the theory of the wrongful death action of Ricky Sheffield and Debra Sheffield (plaintiffs) for the death of their newborn baby. Named as defendants were Dr. J.W. Sheffield, M.D., Itawamba County Hospital, Gena Farrar and Peggy Kent. Kent was non-suited. The jury exonerated all other defendants except Dr. Sheffield (appellant) against whom it returned a verdict for $100,000 actual and $2,500 punitive damages. Judgment...

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