Dennis v. Prisock

This tort action for personal injuries was brought by Mrs. Kay W. Prisock (appellee) in the Circuit Court of Chickasaw County against Frank L. Dennis, doing business as Dennis Brothers Contractors, and Jimmy Rhea (appellants). The jury returned a verdict of $30,-000.00 for Mrs. Prisock. We reverse and remand for a new trial. The judgment is against the great weight of the evidence, because it failed to trace the injuries to her back with requisite certainty to an efficient cause for which defendants are responsible. The trial court erred in allowing plaintiff to invoke the physician-patient…