ASHBURN v. FOX

No. 69-491.

233 So.2d 840 (1970)

Charlie W. ASHBURN, Appellant, v. Dr. M.S. FOX, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. O'Malley, Horton & Schwartz, Miami, for appellant.

Blackwell, Walker & Gray, and Paul R. Larkin, Jr., Dean, Adams, George & Wood, Miami, for appellee.

Before CHARLES CARROLL, BARKDULL and SWANN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The only point involved in this case is whether or not, in a malpractice case, medical experts or doctors can testify as to the proper standard of care to be used by an osteopath in diagnosing a cancerous condition. The trial court held that said experts could not so testify because they indicated they were not familiar with the standard of care normally used in the community by osteopaths.

As clearly pointed out by the Supreme Court of Florida...

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