Legal Opinion

Perkins v. Dauterive

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided September 21, 2004No. 2002-CA-00951-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHANDLER, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Diane B. Perkins, as mother and next friend of Danielle Dawn Perkins and Stacy Renee Perkins, sued Dr. Alton Dau-terive, alleging that Dr. Dauterive had committed medical malpractice that resulted in the wrongful death of her husband, Daniel Walter Perkins (Walter). The jury *775returned a verdict for Dr. Dauterive. Perkins appeals, arguing that the trial court erroneously denied her motion for a new trial because (1) the verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence, and (2) the jury received extraneous prejudicial information.

¶ 2. Finding no error,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Payton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Phillips by and Through Phillips v. HullMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Gladney v. Clarksdale Beverage Co., Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Green v. GrantMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Herrington v. SpellMississippi Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Rutland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Banks v. CareyCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  3. John Chadwick Grimes v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025
  4. Loni Marie Rutland v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2007

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