Connor v. Waltrip

OPINION

OVARD, Justice.

In this medical malpractice case, Charlie R. Connor appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of T. William Wal-trip, M.D. In a single point of error, Con-nor alleges that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment because Dr. Waltrip failed to conclusively establish the absence of material fact issues. Because we hold that Dr. Waltrip did conclusively establish the absence of a material fact issue regarding negligence, we affirm.

On August 1 and August 28, 1986, Dr. Waltrip performed a psychiatric fitness for duty examination on Connor, a U.S. postal…