Hunter v. Benchimol

STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

Appellant William H. Hunter seeks to reverse a summary judgment in favor of Alberto Benchimol, M.D., on his complaint charging medical malpractice. Jurisdiction was accepted pursuant to rule 19(e), Arizona Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. Affirmed.

In determining whether summary judgment is appropriate, the Court will consider the facts in a light most favorable to the party against whom the motion was granted. Pendleton v. Cilley, 118 Ariz. 84, 574 P.2d 1303 (1978). The evidence so viewed establishes the following.

Hunter was referred by a Phoenix, Arizona…