STATE EX REL. HOWENSTINE v. ROPER

No. SC 85998.

155 S.W.3d 747 (2005)

STATE ex rel. Deborah HOWENSTINE, M.D., Relator, v. The Honorable Ellen S. ROPER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

February 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Tripp, John L. Roark, Columbia, for relator.

Michael D. Strohbehn, Kansas City, for respondent.


ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN PROHIBITION

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Judge.

In the underlying medical malpractice case, Paul Muren claims that Dr. Debra Howenstine is responsible for negligent treatment he received from various nurses at a public health center. Dr. Howenstine moved for summary judgment on the bases of official immunity and public duty immunity. The trial court overruled Dr. Howenstine's motion. This Court issued a preliminary writ, which is now made...

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