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WILSON v. RICCIARDI

778 S.W.2d 450 (1989)

William F. WILSON and wife, Jacqueline Wilson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Dr. James Edward RICCIARDI and Maryville Orthopaedic Clinic, P.C., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section.

Permission to Appeal Denied September 11, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert D. Patty, Maryville, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Steven C. Daves, with O'Neil, Parker & Williamson, Knoxville, for defendants-appellees.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court September 11, 1989.

OPINION

SANDERS, Presiding Judge (Eastern Section).

The pivotal issue on this appeal is whether or not an action for malpractice can be maintained against a physician based upon his testimony in a judicial proceeding which is unfavorable to his patients in a suit for personal injuries. The answer is in the negative.

In 1984 the Plaintiff...

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