BECKWITH v. SHAH

No. 2003-CA-01624-COA.

964 So.2d 552 (2007)

Carl Edward BECKWITH and Stanley Marshall, et al., Executors of the Estate of Helen Beckwith, Deceased, Appellants, v. Nikhil S. SHAH, M.D., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Merideth, Ridgeland, Philip Mansour, Greenville, Attorneys for Appellants.

Lonnie D. Bailey, Greenwood, Willie L. Bailey, Tommie G. Williams, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before LEE, P.J., GRIFFIS and ROBERTS, JJ.


LEE, P.J., for the Court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On the morning of July 3, 1999, Helen Beckwith entered Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Mississippi, to have a colonoscopy performed by Dr. Nikhil Shah. There were complications during the procedure; specifically, a perforation of Helen's colon. After an unsuccessful surgery to correct the perforation, Helen died later that same day. Other...

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