Legal Opinion
Lyle v. Johnson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1961No. 41657PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodgees, J.
This cause of action was brought by Mrs. Laurence Lyle and Miss Doris J. Nordlie, the daughters and only heirs of Mrs. Mary Nordlie, deceased, against Oscar R. Johnson, the owner of Westhaven Sanitarium. It is a suit for damages based upon the alleged negligence of the defendants in failing to prevent the death of Mrs. Mary Nordlie while she was a patient in Westhaven Sanitarium.
It appears from the record that Mrs. Nordlie was discovered floating in a lake near the Sanitarium on the morning of June 5, 1958. It was later determined by autopsy that she had drowned. Mrs. Nordlie was an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Sanatorium v. ScruggsMississippi Supreme Court · 1919
- Mars v. HendonMississippi Supreme Court · 1937
- Richardson v. DumasMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
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