Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center v. Lawrence

I concur with most of the majority holding but I must dissent to its treatment of the issue of punitive damages.

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Southwest did not assign as error that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support an award of punitive damages. The only argument raised by Southwest as to the imposition of punitive damages is based on the doctrine of sovereign immunity. An issue is not ordinarily considered by this Court unless it has been raised. Weems v. American Sec. Ins. Co., 486 So.2d 1222 (Miss.1986) (an appeal brings before the Court only that which is expressly assigned as error); Brown…