DEBORAH S.S. v. YOGESH N.G.

No. 92-2048.

175 Wis.2d 436 (1993)

499 N.W.2d 272

DEBORAH S.S., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. YOGESH N.G., M.D., and Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided March 24, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Morganne L. MacDonald of MacDonald & Macdonald, S.C. of Union Grove.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Einer Christensen of Constantine, Christensen & Krohn, S.C. of Racine.

Before Nettesheim, P.J., Anderson and Snyder, JJ.


NETTESHEIM, P.J.

The issue on appeal is whether improper sexual conduct by a physician against a patient committed during the course of a physical examination is negligent or intentional conduct. Deborah S.S., the patient, alleged such conduct in her complaint against Dr. Yogesh N.G., the physician.1 The patient alleged that the conduct constituted negligence. At summary judgment, the physician contended that the conduct, if true, was...

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