Webb v. Jarvis

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

KRAHULIK, Justice.

This case raises the question of what duty a physician owes to a third person injured by the physician's patient as a result of treatment. We hold that, under the circumstances, there is no duty.

Orville Lynn Webb, M.D., seeks transfer from the Court of Appeals which affirmed the trial court's denial of his motion for summary judgment in Webb v. Jarvis (1990), Ind.App., 553 N.E.2d 151. Because we conclude that Dr. Webb was entitled to *994summary judgment, we now grant transfer, vacate the opinion of the Court of Appeals, and reverse the trial court.

Dr.…