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Title: Haney v. Mizell Memorial Hospital
Author : Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 26, 1984
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 70 KB

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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 contends that the jury's verdict is not supported by the evidence adduced at trial. Dr. Meigs questions this court's appellate jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that this court does have jurisdiction to hear this appeal and we affirm.