DAVIS, M.D. v. ACTON, M.D.

No. 78-2341.

373 So.2d 952 (1979)

Herbert H. DAVIS, M.D., Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Rush K. ACTON, M.D., Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

August 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick & Hoehl and Todd A. Cowart, Miami, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Stephens, Schwartz, Lynn & Chernay and Jonathon P. Lynn, Ft. Lauderdale, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Before HENDRY, HUBBART and KEHOE, JJ.


HENDRY, Judge.

The issue raised by this appellate proceeding is whether the trial court properly dismissed the third-party civil action complaint filed by one medical physician against another medical physician on the basis that the claim must first be submitted to medical mediation pursuant to Section 768.44(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (1975). We hereby affirm the trial court order dismissing the third party complaint.

The main action was brought by Marion M. Forsyth...

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