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Spencer v. Christiansen

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided February 14, 1990No. 49A02-8812-CV-450PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHIELDS, Presiding Judge.

Tracey Spencer, as Administratrix of the Estate of William Spencer (Administratrix), appeals an adverse judgment in her medical malpractice action against Dr. Philip A. Christiansen.

We affirm.

ISSUE

Whether the trial Court erred in admitting into evidence the opinion of the medical review panel.

FACTS

William Spencer (Spencer) consulted Dr. Christiansen in 1984. Dr. Christiansen ordered a barium enema and subsequently diagnosed Spencer as having ulcerative colitis, which can lead to cancer. Spencer died of cancer of the colon in late 1984. Had another procedure known as a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kranda v. Houser-Norborg Medical Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. Joy v. ChauIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Johnson v. PadillaIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Culbertson v. MernitzIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Malooley v. McIntyreIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. McGee v. BonaventuraIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Griffith v. JonesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. Dickey v. LongIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991

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