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KELLEY v. WIGGINS

No. 86-117.

724 S.W.2d 443 (1987)

291 Ark. 280

Dr. Manuel KELLEY, et al., Appellants, v. Alvis WIGGINS, Administrator of the Estate of Melinda Wiggins, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 23, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Friday, Eldredge & Clark by Phillip Malcom, Little Rock, Daggett, Van Dover, Donovan & Cahoon by Jimason J. Daggett, Marianna, Barber, McCaskill, Amsler, Jones & Hale, Little Rock, for appellants.

George Bailey, Little Rock, Foehner & Vuylsteke, St. Louis by Kenneth K. Vuylsteke, for appellees.

NEWBERN, Justice.

This is a wrongful death case. The appellants, Dr. Manuel Kelley, Lee County Cooperative Clinic, and Lee Memorial Hospital were allegedly negligent in their treatment of Melinda Wiggins, causing her to die as the result of eclampsia, a condition involving hypertension, which occurs in pregnant women. The clinic and the hospital were immune from suit, so their insurers, appellant Ambassador Insurance Company...

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