ATKINSON v. SCHEER

Record No. 972694.

508 S.E.2d 68 (1998)

256 Va. 448

Walter ATKINSON, Administrator of the Estate of Ruby E. Atkinson, Deceased v. Daniel W. SCHEER, D.O.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Schilling (Mark M. Esposito; Hundley & Johnson, on briefs), Richmond, for appellant

S. Vernon Priddy, III (M. Pierce Rucker; Sands, Anderson, Marks & Miller, on brief), Richmond, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


HASSELL, Justice.

In this appeal of a judgment in a medical negligence action, we consider whether the defendant was entitled to present evidence that another doctor, who is not a party to this litigation, breached the standard of care owed to a patient.

Walter Atkinson, administrator of the estate of Ruby E. Atkinson (Atkinson), filed a motion for judgment against Daniel W. Scheer, a doctor of osteopathic medicine. The estate alleged that Dr. Scheer breached...

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