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RIASE v. WOOD

86-1509.

540 So.2d 646 (1988)

Dr. Samuel RIASE, Jr. v. Minnie WOOD.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied March 10, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Jackson of Melton & Espy, Montgomery, for appellant.

Robert S. Thompson, Tuskegee, for appellee.

W. Stancil Starnes, Ralph Bohanan, and Mark Christopher Eagan of Starnes & Atchison, Birmingham, for amicus curiae The Medical Ass'n of the State of Ala.

ADAMS, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case. The appellee, Minnie Wood, sued the appellant, Dr. Samuel Riase and Fairview Medical Center (which is not a party to this appeal), alleging negligent and wanton performance with regard to a bunionectomy performed by Dr. Riase on her feet. In her complaint, Wood alleged that she went to Dr. Riase for a bunionectomy and that he advised her that the surgery could be done in his office or in a hospital. She elected to...

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