DALLEY v. UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MED. CTR.

No. 880360.

791 P.2d 193 (1990)

Jeanna M. DALLEY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER; IHC Hospitals, Inc., d/b/a Utah Valley Regional Medical Center; Howard R. Francis, M.D.; Kent R. Gamette, M.D.; Provo Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic; and James P. Southwick, M.D., Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Rex Lewis, Leslie W. Slaugh, Provo, for plaintiff and appellant.

Norman J. Younker, Charles W. Dahlquist, M. Karlynn Hinnman, Sherene T. Dillon, for Utah Valley and IHC.

William W. Barrett, Heinz J. Mahler, Salt Lake City, for Dr. Francis, Dr. Gamette, and Provo Obstetrics.

Elizabeth Brennen, Elliott J. Williams, Salt Lake City, for Dr. Southwick.


HALL, Chief Justice:

This case is on appeal from a grant of defendants' motions for summary judgment in the Fourth Judicial District Court of Utah County. Plaintiff filed a complaint asserting a medical malpractice cause of action and based her complaint upon the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. Because she did not produce any expert witnesses with regard to causation, the trial court ruled that she had failed to show sufficient foundation for the application of res...

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