HARRIS v. GROTH

No. 48870-3.

99 Wn.2d 438 (1983)

663 P.2d 113

BARBARA HARRIS, ET AL, Petitioners, v. ROBERT C. GROTH, M.D., INC., P.S., ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Olwell, Boyle & Hattrup, by Lee Olwell and Wayne R. Parker, for petitioners.

Williams, Lanza, Kastner & Gibbs, by Craig E. Kastner, for respondent Groth.

Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey, P.S., by Gary R. Eliasen and Sidney R. Snyder, Jr., for respondent Lindblad.


UTTER, J.

This is a medical malpractice action which presents two issues. The first, an issue which has received great attention in the past decade, is whether the conduct of a health care provider is to be measured against the standard of care practiced by the profession or against a standard of reasonable prudence. The second issue is whether a nonphysician may give expert medical testimony in a malpractice action. We hold that, as enacted by the Legislature, the...

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