GRIFFIN v. NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER

No. 2009-CA-00672-COA.

66 So.3d 670 (2011)

Manda GRIFFIN, Individually and as a Wrongful Death Beneficiary, and on Behalf of All Other Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Gracie M. Stephens, Deceased, Appellant v. NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 19, 2011.

Certiorari Denied August 4, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Felecia Perkins , Hiawatha Northington II , Ridgeland, attorneys for appellant.

John G. Wheeler , attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.


GRIFFIS, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Manda Griffin filed a wrongful-death claim against North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) in the Lee County Circuit Court. She alleged that NMMC was vicariously liable for the negligence of a nurse that caused her mother's death. Griffin now appeals the circuit court's directed verdict that was entered in favor of NMMC. We find no error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Gracie...

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