Legal Opinion
Carroll Porter Lillian Porter v. Robert L. Groat
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1988No. 87-3546PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge.
Lillian Porter and her husband sued Dr. Robert L. Groat alleging medical malpractice in eye surgery he performed on Mrs. Porter in North Carolina on January 6, 1981 which resulted in permanent injury. The suit was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia where the Porters reside. Dr. Groat resides in North Carolina. In 1984, the Porters had sued Dr. Groat in a state court in North Carolina, but they voluntarily dismissed the suit on January 29, 1986, pursuant to N.C. Rules Civ.Proc. 41(a).
Dr. Groat moved to dismiss the district court action on the ground that…
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