Barnes v. St. Joseph's Hospital

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] William Barnes appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his action against St. Joseph’s Hospital (“the Hospital”) and awarding damages to the Hospital on its counterclaim. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] Barnes was practicing as an otolar-yngologist in California when the Hospital recruited him to move his practice to North Dakota. On March 1, 1992, the parties entered into a “Hospital and Physician Agreement” whereby the Hospital provided substantial financial incentives to Barnes to relocate to Minot. The parties agree Barnes was to set up his own independent practice, and was not…