HAMMAN v. COUNTY OF MARICOPA

No. 1 CA-CIV 8611.

161 Ariz. 53 (1987)

775 P.2d 1117

Robert B. HAMMAN and Alice L. Hamman, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF MARICOPA, a political subdivision, dba Maricopa County Medical Center (formerly known as Maricopa County General Hospital); and Manuel G. Suguitan and Jane Doe Suguitan, his wife, Defendants-Appellees.

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

January 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Babbitt & Norgren by Robert B. Norgren, Tempe, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas E. Collins, Maricopa County Atty. by Lyle R. Huffman, Deputy County Atty., Phoenix, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from summary judgment granted in favor of appellees Maricopa County and its employee, Manuel G. Suguitan, M.D. (Dr. Suguitan), in a malpractice action brought by appellants arising out of Dr. Suguitan's psychiatric treatment of their son at the County's emergency clinic.

Since this appeal arises from summary judgment, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to appellants. Transamerica Insurance...

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