Legal Opinion
Clayton v. Thompson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided August 28, 1985No. 54711PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
475 So.2d 439 (1985)
R.S. CLAYTON, M.D.
v.
Michael B. THOMPSON.
No. 54711.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
August 28, 1985.
Rehearing Denied September 25, 1985.
Stanley F. Stater, III, Christopher & Stater, C.R. Montgomery, Montgomery & Smith-Vaniz, Canton, John H. White, Jr., McComb, for appellant.
V. Douglas Gunter, Jackson, for appellee.
En Banc.
PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:
The subject matter of this appeal is medical malpractice in which the plaintiff relies upon the theory of "loss of a chance" of "greater" recovery.
This medical malpractice suit was filed by Michael B. Thompson against R.S.…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hall v. HilbunMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- City of Jackson v. LocklarMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Hardy v. BrantleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Jesco, Inc. v. WhiteheadMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Harvey v. SilberMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by76 opinions
- Palmer v. Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Kramer v. Lewisville Memorial HospitalTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Kilpatrick v. BryantTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Lyle v. MladinichMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- McKellips v. Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
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