Legal Opinion
Rickey E. Haney v. Mizell Memorial Hospital, a Corporation Dr. John Meigs
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 26, 1984No. 83-7315PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
This diversity medical malpractice action was brought against Dr. John Meigs and Mizell Memorial Hospital asserting negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of plaintiff Rickey E. Haney, who now is a quadriplegic. The jury which heard this case returned a verdict in favor of the defendants, and the district court entered judgment on April 22, 1983. Haney assigns as reversible error several evidentiary rulings by the district court, allegedly inflammatory and prejudicial remarks made by counsel for the defendants during opening statements to the jury, and he additionally…
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