Legal Opinion
Sheffield v. Sheffield
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 18, 1981No. 52709PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
405 So.2d 1314 (1981)
Dr. J.W. SHEFFIELD
v.
Ricky SHEFFIELD and Debra Sheffield.
No. 52709.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
July 15, 1981.
As Modified On Denial of Rehearing November 18, 1981.
W.P. Mitchell, Mitchell, Eskridge, Voge, Clayton & Beasley, Tupelo, for appellant.
Nora J. Hall, Roy O. Parker, David O. Butts, Tupelo, for appellees.
Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and SUGG and BROOM, JJ.
BROOM, Justice, for the Court:
Medical malpractice is the theory of the wrongful death action of Ricky Sheffield and Debra Sheffield (plaintiffs) for the death of their newborn baby. Named as defendants were Dr. J.W.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- State v. GleimMontana Supreme Court · 1895
- Eldridge v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
- State v. RennebergWashington Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by34 opinions
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