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PLITT v. GRIGGS

89-1017.

585 So.2d 1317 (1991)

Hilda C. PLITT, as administratrix of the Estate of Patrick Plitt, deceased v. Dr. Thomas M. GRIGGS.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

August 16, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John S. Key of Eyster, Key, Tubb, Weaver & Roth, Decatur, for appellee.

Wendell R. Morgan, General Counsel, for amicus curiae Medical Ass'n of the State of Ala.

KENNEDY, Justice.

Hilda C. Plitt, as administratrix of the estate of Patrick Plitt, deceased, filed an action in the Madison Circuit Court against Dr. Thomas M. Griggs, alleging that he had negligently caused the death of Patrick Plitt.1 At the close of the plaintiff's evidence, the trial court granted the defendant's motion for a directed verdict. Ms. Plitt appeals from the resulting judgment.

Patrick Plitt had difficulty sleeping...

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