FLOWERS HOSP., INC. v. ARNOLD

1921279.

638 So.2d 851 (1994)

FLOWERS HOSPITAL, INC. v. Janie S. ARNOLD.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

March 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred W. Tyson and N. Wayne Simms, Jr. of Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, P.A., Montgomery, for appellant.

Jeffrey C. Kirby of Pittman, Hooks, Marsh, Dutton & Hollis, P.C., Birmingham, and Rufus R. Smith, Jr., Dothan, for appellee.


SHORES, Justice.

Flowers Hospital, Inc. ("the Hospital"), appeals from a judgment in favor of Janie S. Arnold in her negligence action against the Hospital. Because the trial court erred by instructing the jury on the issue of permanent injury even though there had been no expert testimony to establish a permanent injury, we reverse and remand.

Mrs. Arnold was admitted to Flowers Hospital on June 8, 1991. The orders...

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