Mason v. Hosta

Opinion

MERRICK, J. *

Facts

Plaintiff, James J. Mason, appeals from an order denying his motion for summary adjudication of issues and granting defendant and respondent Geoffrey M. Hosta’s motion for summary judgment.

Defendant is a duly licensed medical doctor. From approximately 1971 through 1981, he was engaged in the business of providing emergency department physician services as an independent contractor to hospitals. Pursuant to an “Emergency Care Agreement” with each hospital, Dr. Hosta provided a 24-hour staff of medical doctors, including himself, who were to treat all patients of the…