(Download) "Lee Hayden v. John Foryt" by Supreme Court of Mississippi ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Lee Hayden v. John Foryt
- Author : Supreme Court of Mississippi
- Release Date : January 02, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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John Foryt filed suit against Lee Hayden, Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (SMRMC), and Tom Logue, administrator, in the Circuit Court of Pike County, Honorable Joe N. Pigott presiding, for damages resulting from defamation and actionable words. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Foryt in the sum of $500,000, a remittitur was entered by the circuit judge reducing the award to $75,000, which was accepted by Foryt. The suit was dismissed by the trial judge as to the hospital and the administrator. Hayden has appealed to this Court. We reverse.