ROSS v. SCHACKEL

No. 930629.

920 P.2d 1159 (1996)

Albert L. ROSS, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Greg M. SCHACKEL, M.D., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross C. Anderson, Nathan B. Wilcox, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Jan Graham, Att'y Gen., Elizabeth King, Carol Clawson, Asst. Att'ys Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant.


HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff Albert L. Ross, a prison inmate, brought this negligence action against defendant Greg M. Schackel, a physician employed by the Utah State Prison. The district court denied Schackel's motion for summary judgment, and we granted his petition for interlocutory review.

In his complaint, Ross alleged that Schackel negligently misdiagnosed his leg fracture as cartilage and ligament damage, failed to treat the fracture, and ignored his repeated...

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