Gurr v. Willcutt

OPINION

GRANT, Judge.

The plaintiff Wilford M. Gurr (Gurr) appeals from the granting of motions for summary judgment in favor of all defendants in his medical malpractice suit. The plaintiff argues that the superior court was without jurisdiction to rule on a motion for summary judgment until his claim had been heard by a medical liability review panel. He also argues that granting summary judgment on the issue of informed consent was improper. We hold that the trial court had jurisdiction to render summary judgment and that granting summa-' ry judgment was proper.

FACTS

In June, 1981, Gurr, then…