SMITH v. ST. FRANCIS HOSP., INC.

No. 59105.

676 P.2d 279 (1983)

Charles M. SMITH, Appellant, v. ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 1.

Rehearing Denied December 6, 1983.

Certiorari Denied January 31, 1984.

Released for Publication February 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank R. Hickman, Tulsa, for appellant.

Jones, Givens, Gotcher, Doyle & Bogan, Inc. by Alfred K. Morlan, Tulsa, for appellee.

Miller, Dollarhide, Dawson & Shaw by George Miller and Charles L. Dollarhide II, Oklahoma City, for amicus curiae, Oklahoma Hosp. Ass'n, Inc.


Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Appeals February 3, 1984.

YOUNG, Judge:

Appellant brought this medical malpractice action to recover damages for permanent injuries he allegedly suffered when his appendix burst following misdiagnosis of his condition and alleged negligent care, treatment and release by emergency room physicians then on duty at Saint Francis Hospital, Inc. (Hospital).

The trial court granted summary judgment in favor...

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