HARDY v. BRANTLEY

No. 54806.

471 So.2d 358 (1985)

Mrs. Annie Theresa HARDY, Administratrix of Estate of Brad Emmitt Ewing, Deceased, Appellant, v. Terry BRANTLEY, M.D. and Hinds General Hospital, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Joe Lee, James B. Grenfell, Lee & Grenfell, Jackson, for appellant.

George Q. Evans, Douglas E. Levanway, Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway, Louis G. Baine, Baine & Moore, Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

Evidence in this medical malpractice action reflects that practically no one ever dies of a perforated duodenal ulcer, but Brad Ewing did. The testimony also suggests that detection of a perforated ulcer is a relatively straight forward diagnosis provided the proper tests are run, but an emergency room physician misdiagnosed Brad Ewing's condition following which Brad died.

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