Middleton v. Lightfoot
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
Ernest Middleton, as administrator of the estate of Lula Mae McDougle, deceased, appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Robert Lightfoot, M.D., and Lightfoot and Lightfoot Surgery, P.C. (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Lightfoot"), in Middleton's medical-malpractice action based on the alleged wrongful death of McDougle. We reverse and remand.
I. Facts and Background
On April 24, 2000, McDougle was admitted to the University of South Alabama Knollwood Park Hospital for surgery to relieve a condition diagnosed by Dr. Lightfoot as "cholelithiasis" (gallstones). Dr.…
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