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O'GWIN v. ISLE OF CAPRI NATCHEZ, INC.

No. 2013-CA-00373-COA.

139 So.3d 783 (2014)

Howard O'GWIN, Individually and On Behalf of All Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Mary Virginia O'Gwin, Deceased, Appellant v. ISLE OF CAPRI-NATCHEZ, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

June 3, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Preston Durr , W. Brady Kellems , Brookhaven, attorneys for appellant.

Jeffrey Monroe Williams , Jackson, attorney for appellee.

Before LEE, C.J., CARLTON and MAXWELL, JJ.

MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Mary Virginia O'Gwin died of natural causes. Yet her husband sued Isle of Capri-Natchez, Inc. (IOC),1 for wrongful death. Mary Virginia was playing slots at IOC's casino when her heart stopped. Her husband claims the casino breached its legal duty to its critically ill patron by not restarting her heart with a defibrillator or chest compressions within five minutes of her collapse.

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