Legal Opinion

Maggie Melvin v. Cleveland Nursing and Rehabilitation, LLC

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 17, 2015No. 2013-CA-02003-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

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,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bailey v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Utz v. Running & Rolling Trucking, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Watkins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Day v. MorrisonMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Ortman v. CainCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Sylvia F. Minor v. United Services Automobile AssociationCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  2. Sylvia F. Minor v. United Services Automobile AssociationCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  3. Williams v. Stellar Recovery IncDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2019

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