ALEXANDER v. MT. CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER

No. 77-1351.

56 Ohio St. 2d 155 (1978)

ALEXANDER, APPELLEE, v. MT. CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weiner & Lippe Co., L. P. A., Mr. Jerry Weiner and Ms. Andrea R. Yagoda, for appellee.

Messrs. Knepper, White, Arter & Hadden, Mr. Richard A. Frye and Mr. Richard L. Miller, for appellants.


LOCHER, J.

Appellants essentially contend that the Court of Appeals' reversal of the trial court, which was premised upon the finding that plaintiff's medical expert, a podiatrist, was qualified to testify concerning the alleged malpractice by orthopedic surgeons, was erroneous. In their first proposition of law, appellants set forth the generally accepted rule that the competency of an expert witness is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court, and...

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