Tomlinson v. Metropolitan Pediatrics, LLC

The trial court entered a judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that neither the parents nor T were patients of defendants and, therefore, the court reasoned, defendants owed no obligation of professional care toward them. The Court of Appeals reversed that judgment as to the parents but affirmed as to T. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals, and we reverse in part and affirm in part the trial court judgment dismissing this action.

I. BACKGROUND

In reviewing a judgment dismissing a complaint under ORCP 21 A(8), we assume the truth of all…