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ADDISON v. EMFINGER

88-339.

551 So.2d 375 (1989)

Richard ADDISON, as administrator of the estate of Annie Mae Addison, deceased v. Orizaba EMFINGER, M.D., et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 22, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Dutton of Pittman, Hooks, Marsh, Dutton & Hollis, Birmingham, for appellant.

Thomas H. Keene of Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, Montgomery, for appellees.

KENNEDY, Justice.

The plaintiff, Richard Addison, as administrator of the estate of Annie Mae Addison, deceased, appeals a judgment based on a directed verdict in favor of the defendant, Orizaba Emfinger, M.D. We reverse and remand.

The issue is whether the plaintiff, in a medical malpractice action, presented a scintilla of evidence,1 through expert testimony, that substandard care on the part of the defendant proximately caused...

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