Butler v. Rolling Hill Hospital

ROWLEY, Judge:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of appellee, Maria Limberakis, D.O., (Dr. Limberakis) and against appellant, Sylvia A. Butler, in a medical malpractice action. We affirm.

The relevant facts as stated by the trial court are as follows:

Plaintiff Sylvia Butler went to see [Dr. Limberakis], her family physician, in November of 1983 and complained of swelling in her breasts, an empty feeling and weight gain. [Dr. Limberakis] did not order a pregnancy test as requested by Plaintiff nor did she order one when Plaintiff requested it again in January of 1984.…