Stearns v. Thomas

Beasley, Judge.

Following the overruling of a motion for new trial, plaintiffs Stearns appeal the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict in favor of defendant doctor Thomas in their suit for the wrongful death of their nineteen-year-old son due to alleged negligent medical treatment.

The young man died at St. Mary’s Hospital from complications from hemorrhaging related to stab wounds received in an altercation at the Waffle House in Madison. He had originally been admitted to Minnie G. Boswell Memorial Hospital and treated by Rhodes. The Stearnses filed separate wrongful death suits against…