Kolb v. Monroe

[¶ 1.] Defendants, Todd R. Monroe, M.D. and Northern Plains Family Foot Clinic (collectively referred to as Monroe), appeal from an order denying their motion for a change of venue. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Dr. Monroe, a podiatrist in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, performed surgery on Plaintiff Herbert Kolb’s right heel at the Northern Plains Family Foot Clinic in Aberdeen on December 28, 1994. As a result of complications arising from this surgery and post-operative care, Kolb, a resident of Brown County, filed a medical malpractice action against Monroe in Minnehaha County.

[¶ 3.] Kolb…