DETTERLINE v. BONAVENTURA

No. 3-883A267.

465 N.E.2d 215 (1984)

Russell William DETTERLINE, Appellant (Defendant below), v. A.P. BONAVENTURA, M.D., Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

June 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spangler, Jennings, Spangler & Dougherty, P.C., Merrillville, for appellant; Richard A. Mayer, Robert P. Stoner, Merrillville, of counsel.

David C. Jensen, Paul A. Rake, Eichhorn, Eichhorn & Link, Hammond, for appellee.


STATON, Presiding Judge.

Russell Detterline filed a complaint in civil court against A.P. Bonaventura, M.D. (Dr. Bonaventura) for wrongful commitment to a mental hospital. Dr. Bonaventura moved for summary judgment contending that Detterline failed to submit his claim first to a medical review panel as required by the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act (Act).1 The trial court agreed and treated the motion for summary judgment as a motion...

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