Millard v. Corrado

OPINION

JAMES R. DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs William and Marjorie Millard appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Dr. Joseph Corrado in their negligence action.

Plaintiffs claim the trial court erred in concluding that plaintiffs could not maintain a general negligence claim against Dr. Corrado absent a physician-patient relationship. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Dr. Joseph Corrado is a general surgeon with active staff privileges at Audrain Medical Center (“AMC”) in Mexico, Missouri. On the morning of November 5, 1994, Dr. Corrado was preparing to…