LINDER v. SMITH

No. 80-19.

629 P.2d 1187 (1981)

Bruce LINDER, Plaintiff, v. C.W. SMITH, M.D.; Roger Murray, M.D.; and the Montana Medical Association, a Montana corporation, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 10, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Helena, Douglas R. Drysdale, Bozeman, R.P. Ryan argued, Billings, for plaintiff.

Gerald Neely argued, Bruce Toole, Billings, for defendants.

Luxan & Murfitt Law Firm, Helena, for amicus curiae.


HASWELL, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Linder seeks a determination of the constitutionality of the Montana Medical Malpractice Panel Act, sections 27-6-101 et seq., MCA. This Court accepted original jurisdiction of the cause in a declaratory judgment proceeding. We find that the act is constitutional with one exception as hereafter noted.

Plaintiff Linder allegedly suffered an injury while he was a patient of Dr. Roger Murray. His claim against the doctor constitutes...

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