Karriman v. Orthopedic Clinic

BARNES, Justice.

This appeal involves an action by Appellant, hereinafter referred to as “plaintiff”, against the Appellees, for damages on various counts in the nature of, or related to, malpractice. The principal individual defendants will hereinafter be referred to by their trial court designations, or as “Dr. Ma” and “Dr. Me”, respectively. The action arose out of surgery performed on plaintiff’s back by Dr. Ma and Dr. Me, who are orthopedic surgeons.

At the suggestion of a friend, plaintiff, who lived on an acreage in Rogers County, went to the defendant Clinic in Tulsa on November 9,…