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WEBB v. JARVIS

No. 53S01-9106-CV-499.

575 N.E.2d 992 (1991)

Orville Lynn WEBB, M.D., Appellant, (Defendant below), v. Thomas D. JARVIS and Madeline Jarvis, Appellees, (Plaintiffs below), Henry County, Henry County Sheriff's Department and Board of Commissioners of Henry County, Appellees. (Defendants below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Fairchild, Stephen J. Peters and William N. Ivers, Stewart & Irwin, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Geoffrey Segar, Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan, Indianapolis, amicus curiae for Indiana State Medical Ass'n.

Henry J. Price, Jerry Garau, Price & Shula, Indianapolis, for appellees.

B. Keith Shake, Henderson Daily Withrow & Devoe, Indianapolis, amicus curiae for Indiana State Police Alliance, Inc.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

KRAHULIK, Justice.

This case raises the question of what duty a physician owes to a third person injured by the physician's patient as a result of treatment. We hold that, under the circumstances, there is no duty.

Orville Lynn Webb, M.D., seeks transfer from the Court of Appeals which affirmed the trial court's denial of his motion for summary judgment in Webb v. Jarvis (1990), Ind. App., 553 N.E.2d...

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