Perriece Collins v. Toikus Westbrook

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Perriece Collins, the parent and legal guardian and of Shoniqwa Collins, and on behalf of the wrongful-death beneficiaries of Shataja Nikeara Collins, filed suit in Leake County Circuit Court against Dr. Toikus Westbrook (Dr. Toikus), among others,1 for negligence in the delivery of Shoniqwa’s stillborn baby, Shataja. Dr. Toikus filed a motion to dismiss, claiming insufficient service of process, because the person served with the complaint was his father, Dr. Jesse Westbrook (Dr. Jesse), a dentist in Germantown, Tennessee, who was not authorized to accept…