PIERCE v. CADAY

Record No. 911846.

422 S.E.2d 371 (1992)

Mary Kay PIERCE v. Antonio T. CADAY, M.D.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Galumbeck, Tazewell (Galumbeck, Simmons & Reasor, on briefs), for appellant.

William W. Eskridge, Abingdon (Penn, Stuart, Eskridge & Jones, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this action by a patient against her physician for the physician's alleged failure to assure nondisclosure of confidential information, we consider whether the trial court properly dismissed the action at the pleading stage of the proceeding.

Appellant Mary Kay Pierce filed a motion for judgment against appellee Antonio T. Caday, M.D., and one Michael Wade seeking compensatory damages against both, severally and not jointly. The plaintiff...

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