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EAST MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSP. v. ADAMS

No. 2005-IA-01899-SCT.

947 So.2d 887 (2007)

EAST MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL and the Mississippi Department of Mental Health v. Codell ADAMS and Levord Adams, Individually, and on behalf of all the Heirs at Law of Joe Cephus Adams, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brett Woods Robinson, Laurel, attorney for appellants.

Charles W. Wright, Jr., Meridian, attorney for appellees.

Before COBB, P.J., DIAZ and RANDOLPH, JJ.

COBB, Presiding Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. East Mississippi State Hospital (EMSH), a division of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (MDMH), operates the Reginald P. White Facility, which is a licensed nursing home. Joe Cephus Adams (decedent) was admitted to the White Facility and during the short time he was a resident, he was involved in a number of altercations with other residents. One month after he was admitted, he was found unresponsive, and...

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