Willie B. Taylor v. Delta Regional Medical Center

WILSON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In July 2003, LeKénray Taylor was shot in the chest with a high-powered weapon during a drive-by shooting in Rosedale, Mississippi. He was transported to Delta Regional Medical Center (DRMC) but passed away several hours later. Willie Taylor, LeKenray’s mother, subsequently filed suit against DRMC, alleging negligence. In 20Í3, the case finally proceeded to trial. Because DRMC is a community hospital,' the case was tried before a circuit judge without a jury ppr-suant to the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA). 1 At trial, Taylor advanced two basic theories of…