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ORNELAS v. FRY

No. 1 CA-CIV 7940.

151 Ariz. 324 (1986)

727 P.2d 819

Pamela ORNELAS and Evelyn Dolores Ornelas, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Phillip E. FRY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

Reconsideration Denied June 25, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Ellsworth, Flagstaff, Richard Anthony Johnson, Phoenix, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Weyl, Guyer, MacBan & Olson, P.A. by Barry A. MacBan, Mark A. Williams, Phoenix, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

This appeal requires a determination of whether the mere allegation of a doctor's alcoholism, standing alone, creates a separate issue or claim of negligence in a malpractice action. This issue arises out of two consolidated medical malpractice actions filed by appellant Pamela Ornelas as the surviving spouse and personal representative of the estate of Robert Ornelas, and by appellant Evelyn Delores Ornelas, the sister of...

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