MEENA v. WILBURN

No. 90-CA-1178.

603 So.2d 866 (1992)

Albert L. MEENA, M.D. v. Flora B. WILBURN.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford B. Ammons, James A. Becker, Jr., Gregg A. Caraway, Watkins & Eager, Jackson, for appellant.

Steve Younger, Henry D. Granberry, III, Whitman B. Johnson, III, Steen Reynolds Dalehite & Currie, Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.


PRATHER, Justice, for the Court.

I. INTRODUCTION

Flora B. Wilburn instituted this negligence action against Albert L. Meena, a surgeon, and Juleigh Greer, his nurse, for injuries arising from a procedure performed on the wrong patient. At the Hinds County Circuit Court, a jury returned a verdict against Meena in the amount of $125,000, but exonerated Greer of any liability. Meena appealed. This Court affirms.

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