METZGER v. KALKE

No. 84-146.

709 P.2d 414 (1985)

Charles D. METZGER, and Carolyn K. Metzger, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. Hein H. KALKE, M.D., Ruqaiya Hussain, M.D., and Medical Center for Women, P.C., Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

November 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick A. Thompson of Hathaway, Speight & Kunz, Cheyenne, and Rollin R. Bailey of Bailey, Polsky, Cada, Todd & Cope, Lincoln, Nebraska, for appellants.

Michael J. Sullivan, J. Kenneth Barbe and Jeffrey C. Brinkerhoff of Brown, Drew, Apostolos, Massey & Sullivan, Casper, for appellees Kalke and Medical Center for Women, P.C.

J.E. Vlastos and Ann Rochelle of Vlastos, Reeves, Murdock & Brooks, P.C., Casper, for appellee Hussain.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and ROSE, ROONEY, BROWN and CARDINE, JJ.


ROSE, Justice.

This appeal stems from medical malpractice actions brought by appellants Charles and Carolyn Metzger, husband and wife, to recover damages allegedly resulting from the failure of appellees Ruqaiya Hussain, M.D., and Hein Kalke, M.D., to diagnose and properly treat the pituitary tumor from which Carolyn Metzger suffered. The district court dismissed appellants' claims against Hussain as barred by the statute of limitations applicable to medical tort...

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