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FIELD v. WAYNE T. LAMAR, M.D., P.A.

No. 1999-CA-01882-SCT.

822 So.2d 893 (2002)

Edward Dunbar FIELD, M.D. v. WAYNE T. LAMAR, M.D., P.A.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied August 8, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Farish Percy, Grady F. Tollison, Jr., Oxford, Aubrey E. Nichols, Columbus, Carolyn C. Kessinger, Oxford, attorneys for appellant.

S. Duke Goza, Dion Jeffery Shanley, Grenada, Shelby Kirk Milam, attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.

SMITH, P.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. After terminating his employment contract, Dr. Edward Dunbar Field was sued by his former employer, Dr. Wayne T. Lamar. The contract provided that Dr. Field would not practice orthopedic medicine for one year in Lafayette County after termination or breach of the contract. Judgment was eventually entered against Dr. Field for $275,000.

¶ 2. We hold that Dr. Lamar failed to meet his duty to apply for a writ of mandamus...

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