Opinion ID: 1772019
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Heading: The Nature of the Actor's Conduct

Text: On cross-examination by counsel representing Dr. Creel, Daniel admitted that during one of his conversations with Dr. Creel the possibility came up of combining the respiratory therapy departments of the two hospitals. The following then occurred: Q. That is when Dr. Creel expressed some reservations about professionally working with Mrs. Davis, was it not? A. During that point in time, yes. Q. So his concern was at that time that JoAnne Davis and he not be put together in the same situation at the Henry County Hospital? A. (No response.) Q. Is that not true? A. He definitely had that concern. Q. So, when he said that you should do something about it on that occasion, he could just as easily have been saying: `Don't put us together in a situation where I can't work professionally with someone,' rather than your interpretation: `Get rid of JoAnne.' A. (No response.) Q. That came up in the same conversation that The Court (Interposing): Wait just a minute. Which question do you want him to answer? (No response.) Mr. Woodham: Go ahead. The Witness: The gist of the conversation was that he did not feel professionally comfortable working with JoAnne. Q. He never told you to fire JoAnne, did he? A. Never said specifically, `I want you to fire JoAnne.' Q. That was your interpretation of what he meant, wasn't it? A. That was very much my understanding.