Legal Opinion
Hayden v. Foryt
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1981No. 52876PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
407 So.2d 535 (1981)
Lee HAYDEN
v.
John FORYT.
No. 52876.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
December 2, 1981.
Rehearing Denied January 6, 1982.
Gillis, Walman & Gillis, Norman B. Gillis, Jr., McComb, for appellant.
T. Mack Brabham, McComb, for appellee.
Before PATTERSON, C.J., and SUGG and LEE, JJ.
LEE, Justice, for the Court:
John Foryt filed suit against Lee Hayden, Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (SMRMC), and Tom Logue, administrator, in the Circuit Court of Pike County, Honorable Joe N. Pigott presiding, for damages resulting from defamation and actionable words. The jury returned a verdict…
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