PEARSON v. PARSONS

No. 16904.

757 P.2d 197 (1988)

114 Idaho 334

Delray PEARSON and Betty Pearson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Julene M. PARSONS, M.D., John Miller Thueson, M.D., d/b/a Blackfoot Medical Clinic, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

June 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whittier & Souza, Pocatello, for plaintiffs-appellants. Monte R. Whittier, argued.

Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett & Blanton, Boise, for defendants-respondents. Raymond D. Powers, argued.


JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case arising out of the death of a two and one-half year-old child in which the trial court granted summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The primary issue presented is whether in order to establish medical malpractice against a board-certified specialist plaintiff is required to present expert testimony from another physician who is board-certified in the same specialty. We conclude that plaintiff is not required...

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