Rhiver v. Rietman

In the action below the appellant-plaintiff charged the appellee, a physician, with negligence in the rendering of a medical opinion and report concerning appellant’s mental condition. The report had been submitted to a court entering a petition for temporary commitment of appellant. Appeal was taken from a ruling which sustained defendant’s summary judgment motion and from the judgment entered for defendant.

In this third amended complaint the plaintiff-appellant asserted “that on or about the 20th day of June, 1961, defendant did, at the request of plaintiff’s wife, carelessly and…