FormyDuval v. Bunn

SMITH, Judge.

Plaintiff Marie T. FormyDuval, administratrix of the estate of Hartwell B. FormyDuval (decedent), appeals from the trial court’s orders (1) prohibiting her expert witnesses from testifying as to the applicable standard of care and (2) dismissing her wrongful death claim against defendant. We affirm.

Defendant is a physician practicing as a general practitioner in Whiteville, North Carolina, whose medical training included four years of medical school and a one year internship. Decedent first became a patient of defendant in 1976. On 26 August 1993, decedent, complaining of red…