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MELVILLE v. SOUTHWARD

No. 89SC39.

791 P.2d 383 (1990)

Lulu I. MELVILLE, Petitioner, v. Stanton C. SOUTHWARD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Millman, P.C., Robert A. Millman, Colorado Springs, for petitioner.

Hall & Evans, Duncan W. Cameron, Denver, for respondent.

Chief Justice QUINN delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The question in this case is whether a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action against a podiatrist, who performed foot surgery and rendered post-operative care and treatment to the plaintiff, may elicit expert opinion testimony from a practitioner of another school of medicine, namely orthopedic surgery, on the standard of care applicable to podiatric surgery and post-operative care and treatment. The trial...

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