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HARRIS v. SHIELDS

No. 07-CA-58962.

568 So.2d 269 (1990)

Walter L. HARRIS, Sr., Administrator of Estate of Judith Alice Harris, Deceased v. Frances Richter SHIELDS, Executrix of the Estate of Charles Morris Shields, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 17, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hick H.H. McClanahan, III, David S. Van Every, Columbus, for appellant.

Andrew N. Alexander, III, Lake Tindall Hunger & Thackston, Greenville, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and ROBERTSON and SULLIVAN, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

In May of 1985, Judith Alice Harris faced the painful prospect of having her teeth removed — all of them. She entered the dental office of Dr. Charles Morris Shields for her second extraction session, received the usual anesthetic, experienced a few fitful minutes, then lapsed into unconsciousness to the stunned surprise of everyone. She died seven days later.

In time, Harris' husband brought this wrongful...

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