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BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC. v. REED

No. 2005-CA-01186-SCT.

961 So.2d 40 (2007)

BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC. and Beverly Enterprises-Mississippi, Inc. v. Barbara REED.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 26, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis B. Lanoux, Michael O. Gwin, Jackson, attorneys for appellant.

Philip W. Thomas, Jackson, Pieter John Teeuwissen, Ridgeland, attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.

SMITH, Chief Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. This nursing home negligence case comes before the Court on appeal from the judgment of the Hinds County Circuit Court, First Judicial District, awarding Plaintiff Barbara Reed $400,000 in compensatory and $1,500,000 in punitive damages. Finding error in the jury instructions and the exclusion of relevant evidence, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

¶ 2. Sarah Lewis was admitted to the...

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