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DEMPSEY v. PHELPS

1951787.

700 So.2d 1340 (1997)

Dr. Thomas R. DEMPSEY v. James PHELPS and Cynthia Phelps, as Guardians of a Minor, James Phelps, Jr.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied August 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman E. Waldrop, Jr., and Ray Morgan Thompson of Armbrecht, Jackson, DeMouy, Crowe, Holmes & Reeves, Mobile, for appellant.

Robert M. Johnston and Anne Derbes Keller of Adams, Johnston & Oreck, New Orleans, LA; Patrick D. McArdle of McArdle & Fahy, New Orleans, LA; and Ellsworth P. Scales III, Mobile, for appellees.

KENNEDY, Justice.

Dr. Thomas R. Dempsey appeals from a judgment based upon a jury verdict in favor of James Phelps and his wife Cynthia Phelps, as the parents of James Phelps, Jr. The Phelpses alleged that Dr. Dempsey had failed to provide proper treatment for their son following surgery to correct a clubfoot condition. Following Dr. Dempsey's treatment, portions of the son's foot had to be amputated. The jury returned a verdict of $270,000, and the trial court entered...

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