Perkins v. Dauterive
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
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,…
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