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DAWSON v. GERRITSEN

No. 86-164.

720 S.W.2d 714 (1986)

290 Ark. 499

Donovan DAWSON, Administrator of the Estate of Mary Francis DAWSON, Deceased, Appellant, v. Roy GERRITSEN, M.D. and Baptist Memorial Hospital, Forrest City Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Gilder, Southhaven, Miss., Frank Morledge, Forrest City, for appellant.

Rieves & Mayton by Ted Mackall, Jr., West Memphis, Friday, Eldredge & Clark by Calvin J. Hall, Little Rock, for appellees.

HAYS, Justice.

Our jurisdiction of this medical malpractice case derives from Rule 29(1)(o). Mary Francis Dawson died intestate on October 7, 1983 following surgery performed the previous day by Dr. Roy Gerritsen. On October 1, 1985 Mrs. Dawson's husband, the appellant, filed suit as administrator of the estate against Dr. Gerritsen and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Forrest City, Inc. The defendants, who are the appellees, moved to dismiss the complaint for failure...

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