Vassos v. Roussalis

ROONEY, Justice.

Appellant-plaintiff instituted an action for the wrongful death of Gus Vassos, alleging that the death was caused by the negligent diagnosis, care and treatment rendered by appellees-defendants (medical malpractice). The trial court granted ap-pellees’ motion for summary judgment, finding that the affidavits submitted by appellant’s witnesses contained “statements of legal conclusions” and were insufficient “to overcome detailed factual statements” in the affidavits of appellees’ witnesses “that there was no negligence.” Appellant appeals from the summary judgment.

We reverse…