Gowen v. Carpenter

Sognier, Judge.

We granted the application for interlocutory review filed by Dr. James Gowen, Dr. Carl Dohn, and Coast Associates of Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C., from the trial court’s denial of their motion for judgment on the pleadings in a suit brought against them by Glenda Sue Carpenter and her husband seeking damages for injuries arising out of the use of Bleier clips in a voluntary sterilization procedure performed on Mrs. Carpenter. Although the motion was denominated as a motion for judgment on the pleadings, the record reveals that matters outside the pleadings were presented to…