Legal Opinion

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Inc. v. Powell ex rel. Estate of Powell

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 19, 2012No. 2011-CA-00171-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Dr. Garland K. Milner, Dr. Derek Marshall, Jackson Anesthesia Associates, and Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Inc. (collectively “MBMC”) appeal the Hinds County Circuit Court’s decision to *696grant Maria L. Powell’s motion to clarify the circuit court’s dismissal of the first of Powell’s two complaints for medical malpractice. After the circuit court dismissed Powell’s first complaint for failure to prosecute, Powell filed a practically identical complaint in a different civil action. MBMC argued that the circuit court’s dismissal with prejudice operated as res…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. PopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Taylor v. General Motors Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Hensarling v. HollyCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
  5. Thames v. Smith Ins. Agency, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1998

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