Sonnier v. Talley

Tammy Talley and her husband, Lawrence Talley, sued Dr. Marc Q. Sonnier in the Houston Circuit Court, alleging medical malpractice. Although the appellant named Lawrence Talley as an appellee on his notice of appeal, the plaintiffs had moved to voluntarily dismiss Lawrence Talley as a party to this action, on March 18, 2000. The trial court had granted their motion on March 28, 2000. Thus, hereinafter we will sometimes refer only to Mrs. Talley as the plaintiff. Dr. Sonnier appeals by permission from the denial of a motion for summary judgment he had filed in that action. The specific issue…