Legal Opinion
Depew v. Burkle
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 23, 2003No. 84A04-0203-CV-122PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRIEDLANDER, Judge.
Tonda M. Depew appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of Robert J. Burkle, M.D., in Depew's medical malpractice action against Burkle. Depew challenges the granting of Burkle's motion for summary judgment, presenting the following restated issues for review:
1. Does the release of the tortfeasor in an automobile accident operate also to release a physician who treated the plaintiff's injuries, and was sued for malpractice based upon that treatment?
2. If the physician was not released thereby, is he entitled to set-off as a result of the release of the…
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