Case Title: Lloyd v. Jefferson Davis Memorial Hospital

Citation: 345 So. 2d 1046

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State: mississippi

Court: Mississippi Supreme Court

Date: 1977-05-11T00:00:00Z

Document:
345 So. 2d 1046 (1977) Judson F. LLOYD, M.D. v. JEFFERSON DAVIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL et al. No. 49365. Supreme Court of Mississippi. May 11, 1977. *1047 George F. West, Jr., Forrest A. Johnson, Natchez, for appellant. Zuccaro, Riley, Pintard & Brown, Joseph S. Zuccaro, Natchez, for appellee. Before GILLESPIE, ROBERTSON and LEE, JJ. ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court: The appellant, Judson F. Lloyd, M.D., on April 18, 1975, filed a bill of complaint against the Jefferson Davis Memorial Hospital and its Board of Trustees in the Chancery Court of Adams County. Dr. Lloyd prayed that the court "affirmatively enjoin defendants to grant complainant full membership on the medical staff of the hospital commensurate with his training and skill." After a hearing in the chancery court, that court remanded the case to the Board of Trustees of the Hospital for further review and consideration. The Board of Trustees, after further consideration, voted six-to-one to deny staff privileges to Dr. Lloyd. The chancellor affirmed the judgment and decision of the Hospital Board, saying: The chancellor cited the case of Sosa v. Board of Managers of Val Verde Memorial Hospital, 437 F.2d 173 (5th Cir.1971), in support of his decision. The report of the Hospital's Board of Trustees to the chancellor listed these reasons for finding against Dr. Lloyd: *1048 In affirming this case, we adopt the reasoning of the Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, in Sosa v. Board of Managers of Val Verde Memorial Hospital, 437 F.2d 173 (5th Cir.1971), wherein that Court said: AFFIRMED. GILLESPIE, C.J., PATTERSON and INZER, P. JJ., and SMITH, SUGG, WALKER, BROOM and LEE, JJ., concur.