Perkins v. Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital

Rulon, C.J.:

Plaintiff Mary J. Perkins appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to defendant Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital due to the plaintiff s decision not to present expert testimony to establish the applicable standard of care. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

On February 20, 2003, the plaintiff went to Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital for a scheduled radiology examination of the plaintiff s lower digestive system. Richard Kerwood began tire examination, which involved a series of x-ray films taken 15 to 30 minutes apart.…