McGlamry v. Smallwood

Jordan, Presiding Judge.

This is a malpractice action, here on appeal from the denial of summary judgment in favor of the defendant podiatrist.

The affidavit of the defendant, who operated on the plaintiff’s feet to correct a painful hammertoe condition, provides details of his diagnosis and treatment, and his conclusion that he exercised his best skill, care, and judgment, in conformity with the standards prevalent in the practice of podiatry. The testimony of an orthopedic surgeon, whose deposition was taken by the plaintiff, discloses that he performed a subsequent operation on the…