State Ex Rel. Sutton v. Spillers

BROTHERTON, Chief Justice:

This petition for a writ of prohibition revolves around a malpractice suit filed by Thomas P. Sutton as a result of the death of his brother, David R. Sutton, II. David Sutton died on December 25,1983, at Reynolds Memorial Hospital due to respiratory failure as a result of pneumonia. The appellant, Thomas Sutton, filed suit against the three physicians involved in his brother’s care, Rex Lasure, M.D., and Michael W. Blatt, M.D., who were residents of Ohio County, and a third physician, Erdogan Baysal, M.D., who was a resident of Marshall County. Also named in the…