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ROSS v. PATTERSON

No. 90-259.

817 S.W.2d 418 (1991)

307 Ark. 68

Robert ROSS, M.D., Appellant, v. Jimmy PATTERSON, As Special Administrator, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 28, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Malcolm, Tonia P. Jones, Little Rock, for appellant.

Morgan E. Welch, No. Little Rock, for appellees.

HOLT, Chief Justice.

This is a tort of outrage case.

The appellant, Dr. Robert Ross, treated the appellee, Dorothy Patterson, as a patient in his OB/GYN practice in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. During the course of Mrs. Patterson's pregnancy, and unknown to her at that time, Dr. Ross developed a substance abuse problem with drugs and alcohol.

The day before Mrs. Patterson went into labor in September 1984, Dr. Ross received a complaint and notice of hearing...

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