McNall v. Summers
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOGEL (C. S.), J.—
I
Introduction
Appellant Leota McNall appeals from a judgment in favor of respondent psychiatrists William K. Summers, M.D., and Ferris N. Pitts, Jr., M.D., in a medical malpractice case. McNall proceeded on two theories: (1) Drs. Summers and Pitts negligently administered electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) causing her to suffer an embolic stroke with a concomitant memory loss; and (2) Dr. Summers sexually abused her, resulting in emotional injury. The trial was bifurcated to try the issue of the statute of limitations first. At the conclusion of the first phase, the trial…
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