WIMLEY v. REID

No. 2007-CA-00593-SCT.

991 So.2d 135 (2008)

Charlie Doyle WIMLEY, Individually and on Behalf of All Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Jeanette Doyle, Deceased v. Bill REID.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis C. Sweet, III, Warren Louis Martin, Jr., Jackson, attorneys for appellant.

Loren Henagan Pratt, R. Mark Hodges, Jackson, attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.


DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. In this medical-negligence suit, the plaintiff failed to attach either an attorney's certificate of consultation, or an expert disclosure in lieu of the certificate, as required by Mississippi Code Annotated Section 11-1-58 (Rev.2007). The question presented is whether such failure requires dismissal of the suit.

BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

¶ 2. The facts necessary to resolve this appeal are...

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