Legal Opinion
Potts v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 5, 2000No. 1980694 and 1980695PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
These appeals are from a judgment rendered on a jury verdict for the plaintiff Marilyn Hayes against the defendants Vaughan Chilton Medical Center, Inc., and Jeffrey Potts. Hayes sued Vaughan Chilton Medical Center and Jeffrey Potts, the hospital's administrator, alleging slander, libel, breach of contract, and the tort of outrage, based upon their submission of a letter to the Alabama Board of Nursing. The case was tried from August 3 to August 7, 1998. At the close of the plaintiff's evidence, the defendants moved for a judgment as a matter of law, pursuant to Rule 50, Ala.R.Civ.P.,…
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