TIGHE v. CROSTHWAIT

No. 91-CA-00882-SCT.

665 So.2d 1337 (1995)

Bowman Stirling TIGHE, Jr., Executor of the Estate of Bowman Stirling Tighe, Sr., Deceased v. James L. CROSTHWAIT, M.D., and Jackson Heart Clinic, P.A.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Liston, Liston & Lancaster, Winona; Dennis C. Sweet, III, Langston Frazer & Sweet, Jackson; John W. Chapman, Chapman & Younger, Brandon, for Appellant.

Senith C. Tipton, McCoy Wilkins Stephens & Tipton, Joseph L. McCoy, McCoy Wilkins Firm, Jackson, for Appellees.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and BANKS and SMITH, JJ.


BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

In this appeal we are presented with the question whether plaintiff's voir dire was wrongfully limited by the preclusion of questions regarding the possible prejudicial effect of public campaigns concerning the so-called medical negligence and insurance crisis. We conclude that the court erred in precluding the questions. Nevertheless, we affirm because we find the error harmless under the circumstances.

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