ST. BD. OF MED. EXAMINERS v. FENWICK HALL, INC.

23672

308 S.C. 477 (1992)

419 S.E.2d 222

STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, Appellant v. FENWICK HALL, INC., Respondent. In re ANONYMOUS.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Atty. Gen. Richard P. Wilson, A. Camden Lewis, Cameron B. Littlejohn, Jr. and Pete Kulmala, all of Lewis, Babcock & Hawkins, Columbia, for appellant.

John E. Parker, III, of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick, Hampton, and Capers G. Barr III, of Barr, Barr & McIntosh, Charleston, for respondents.


Submitted March 24, 1992.

Decided June 8, 1992.

MOORE, Justice:

The issue on appeal is whether the trial judge erred in denying the petition of the State Board of Medical Examiners for disclosure of anonymous doctor's medical records. We reverse.

FACTS

On May 24, 1988, an initial complaint was filed against an anonymous doctor (Doctor) with the State Board of Medical Examiners (Board). The...

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