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STAFFORD v. NEUROLOGICAL MEDICINE, INC.

No. 86-1352.

811 F.2d 470 (1987)

Robert STAFFORD, Appellant, v. NEUROLOGICAL MEDICINE, INC. and Raymond F. Cohen, D.O., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 11, 1987.

Rehearing Denied March 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin A. Wolff, Jr., St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

David I. Hares, St. Charles, Mo., for appellees.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, FAGG and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Robert Stafford brought this negligence action against Neurological Medicine, Inc. (NMI), and Dr. Raymond F. Cohen based on an insurance form signed by Dr. Cohen which incorrectly stated that Stafford's wife, Pauline, was "diagnosed" as having a brain tumor. Two days after reading this form, Pauline committed suicide. A jury returned a verdict for $200,000. The district court, however, granted both defendants' motions for judgment notwithstanding...

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