Maggie Melvin v. Cleveland Nursing and Rehabilitation, LLC
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING, P.J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Maggie Melvin appeals a judgment of the Bolivar County Circuit Court entered pursuant to a jury verdict that found Cleveland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC (CNRC) not liable for the death of her husband, Jimmy Melvin, who was a resident of CNRC before his death. In this appeal, Maggie asserts that the circuit court committed reversible error by giving a jury instruction that constituted a misstatement of law, was unfairly prejudicial, and confused the jury.
¶ 2. Finding no error, we affirm.
FACTS
• ¶ 3. Jimmy resided at CNRC from on or about August 28,…
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