Basinger v. Sullivan

GARRARD, Presiding Judge.

This case presents an extremely unfortunate chronicle of malpractice. The sole question before us on appeal is whether under the cireumstances attorney James L. Sullivan should be held to respond for the damages suffered by plaintiffs (referred to collectively as Basingers). The trial court determined that he should not and entered summary judgment in his favor.

The undisputed facts may be briefly summarized. In 1977 a physician operated on Pamela, but performed surgery on the wrong knee. Subsequently, Basingers consulted Sullivan. On June 25, 1979 he filed a timely…