CARROLL v. MORGAN

No. 92-7783.

17 F.3d 787 (1994)

James Everette CARROLL, Administrator of the Estate of Michael Eugene Carroll on Behalf of All Heirs of Said Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. John D. MORGAN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 31, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Mack Brabham, Edwin L. Bean, Jr., McComb, MS, for plaintiff-appellant.

Chris J. Walker, Al Nuzzo, Markow, Walker, Reeves & Anderson, Jackson, MS, for defendant-appellee.

Before REAVLEY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges, and TRIMBLE, District Judge.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

In this medical malpractice action alleging wrongful death of plaintiff-appellant's brother, the jury rendered a take-nothing verdict in favor of the defendant doctor. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

I.

On July 10, 1987, Dr. John D. Morgan, a physician specializing in internal medicine, examined 30-year-old Michael Eugene Carroll. Dr. Morgan had previously diagnosed Carroll in 1977 as having aortic stenosis...

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