Sharpe v. Howell

Appellant seeks reversal of a final summary judgment entered in her legal malpractice suit. We affirm.

Appellant is a pulmonary specialist who was involved in the care of Claire Veckruise. This patient died in April 1983 while appellant was performing a bronchoscopy. The patient’s estate filed suit against appellant alleging medical malpractice. At the time, appellant was insured by Physician’s Protective Trust Fund (hereafter, PPTF), which undertook appellant’s defense. Charles Cook Howell, the appellee in the instant case, was retained as defense counsel. Before the case went to trial, PPTF…