SONFORD PRODUCTS CORP. v. FREELS

No. 55727.

495 So.2d 468 (1986)

SONFORD PRODUCTS CORPORATION & Nationwide Insurance Company v. Morris O'Dell FREELS, Deceased By His Widow and Dependents.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Anderson, Markow, Walker, Reeves & Anderson, Jackson, for appellants

Minor F. Buchanan, Jackson, John E. Gregg, Raymond, for appellees.

Before WALKER, C.J., and PRATHER and GRIFFIN, JJ.


PRATHER, Justice, for the court:

Among other questions, this appeal addresses whether a licensed medical doctor is the only expert witness who may ever be competent to testify as to causation of death.

Morris O'Dell Freels filed a claim for Mississippi Workers' Compensation benefits as a result of alleged prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals during the course and scope of his employment. Upon his death on May 26, 1982, Mr. Freels' claim for benefits was revived...

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