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MIDDLETON v. LIGHTFOOT

1020666.

885 So.2d 111 (2003)

Ernest MIDDLETON, as administrator of the estate of Lula Mae McDougle, deceased v. Robert LIGHTFOOT, M.D., and Lightfoot and Lightfoot Surgery, P.C.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Heninger of Heninger, Burge, Vargo & Davis, LLP, Birmingham, for appellant.

Norman E. Waldrop, Jr., and A. Edwin Stuardi of Armbrecht Jackson, LLP, Mobile, for appellees.

WOODALL, Justice.

Ernest Middleton, as administrator of the estate of Lula Mae McDougle, deceased, appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Robert Lightfoot, M.D., and Lightfoot and Lightfoot Surgery, P.C. (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Lightfoot"), in Middleton's medical-malpractice action based on the alleged wrongful death of McDougle. We reverse and remand.

I. Facts and Background

On April 24, 2000, McDougle...

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