Legal Opinion
Atkins v. Lee
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 7, 1992No. 1900895, 1900896PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Dr. Colby Atkins and Children's Hospital of Alabama ("the Hospital") appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding the plaintiffs, Charles and Glendon Lee, $6,875,000 in an action alleging the wrongful death of their four-year-old son, Charles Lee, Jr. We affirm.
On July 21, 1985, Charles Lee, Jr., was admitted to the Hospital for treatment of first-degree to third-degree burns covering 40% to 50% of his body, which he had suffered when a fire erupted…
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