SOMMER v. DAVIS

No. 01-5761.

317 F.3d 686 (2003)

Kent A. SOMMER and Andrea Sommer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. G. William DAVIS and Charles G. Norton, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed January 30, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Paul Womick (briefed), Womick Law Firm, Carbondale, IL, Walter C. Grace (argued), Womick Law Firm, Marion, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Darrell G. Townsend (briefed), Howell & Fisher, Nashville, TN, Robert L. Trentham (briefed), William S. Walton (argued and briefed), Miller & Martin, Nashville, TN, C. Bennett Harrison, Jr. (argued and briefed), Bryan K. Williams (briefed), Cornelius & Collins, Nashville, TN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before NORRIS and GILMAN, Circuit Judges; McKEAGUE, District Judge.


OPINION

GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Kent A. Sommer and his wife, Andrea Sommer, brought suit against two doctors, G. William Davis and Charles G. Norton, alleging that they had negligently performed surgery on Mr. Sommer. Because the district court concluded that the Sommers had failed to introduce any competent evidence that either defendant had breached the requisite standard of care, it granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The Sommers appeal...

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