Legal Opinion
Rowell v. Bowling
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided July 7, 2009No. COA08-1352PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, JR., Robert N., Judge.
In this action for medical malpractice, plaintiff alleged that she sustained injuries as a result of medical care provided by Dr. Jack Bowling, Jr. Because plaintiff did not allege that her complaint had *692been reviewed by a qualified expert witness prior to filing suit, and because we hold her complaint did not allege facts sufficient to invoke the doctrine of res ipsa loquitor, we affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Dr. Bowling.
On 24 July 2003, Sechia Rowell (“plaintiff’) saw Dr. Bowling regarding an injury to her right knee, which occurred when…
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- Parks v. PerryCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
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