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U. OF MS. MEDICAL CENTER v. POUNDERS

No. 2006-CA-01371-SCT.

970 So.2d 141 (2007)

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER v. Melba POUNDERS.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 6, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anastasia G. Jones, James A. Becker, Jr., Corey Donald Hinshaw, Jackson, attorneys for appellant.

George F. Hollowell, Jr., Greenville, attorney for appellee.

Before DIAZ, P.J., DICKINSON and LAMAR, JJ.

DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. This is a Mississippi Tort Claims Act1 suit filed against the University of Mississippi Medical Center ("UMC"). The court awarded the plaintiff $150,000, together with pre-judgment interest. We affirm the award of damages, but reverse the award of pre-judgment interest.

BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

¶ 2. On April 12, 1998, Melba Pounders...

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