Webb v. Lungstrum

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of a defendant doctor in a malpractice case. The parties signed and approved a joint stipulation of facts at a pretrial conference. On the basis of these stipulated facts and the deposition of plaintiff’s only expert medical witness, the trial court entered summary judgment. The point of error raised by plaintiff is that the trial court erred in concluding that expert medical testimony was necessary to establish medical malpractice in this case.

The following facts are taken from the…