Wesley Health System, LLC v. Edward Lavonne Love

COLEMAN, JUSTICE,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Edward Lavonne Love (“Love”) filed a complaint against Wesley Health System, LLC (“Wesley”) alleging negligence, medical malpractice, and wrongful death of his wife, Jackie Katherine Love (“Mrs. Love”). 1 A default judgment was entered against Wesley. The trial court denied Wesley’s motion to set aside the default judgment and entered a final judgment against Wesley awarding Love $1,784,715.18 in compensatory and punitive damages and attorney’s fees.

¶2. Because the trial court erred by prohibiting Wesley from cross examining the process server on the…