Legal Opinion
Byrd v. Simmons
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 2009No. 2007-IA-01673-SCT, 2007-CA-01775-SCTPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRAVES, Presiding Justice,
for the Court.
¶ 1. The underlying dispute in this case concerns the care and treatment of a patient at Manhattan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Manhattan Nursing) in Hinds County. Following the patient’s death, her son sued multiple defendants in Hinds County Circuit Court, alleging negligence, gross negligence, and breach of contract. Several defendants moved to compel arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement signed by the plaintiff. The circuit court denied the motions to compel arbi tration. Thereafter, these defendants appealed to this Court.
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