Legal Opinion

Hill v. McCartney

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided December 28, 1998No. 8-421, 97-1937PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStreit, P.J.

A patient claims her doctor’s statement he did something “freaky” is enough of an admission to stand as her expert testimony for trial. Carolyn Hill appeals the trial court’s denial of her application for extension of time to designate experts and the court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants in her medical malpractice claim against defendant doctors John McCartney and Neil Dunbar. Because we find Hill failed to establish good cause for not timely designating an expert, we affirm the trial court’s denial of her application. Because a jury could infer from McCartney’s alleged…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Phipps v. IASD Health Services Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1997
  2. Perkins v. HausladenKentucky Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Oswald v. LeGrandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
  4. Jarboe v. HartingCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  5. Lashley v. KoerberCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  5. David A Wild v. Bruce A. Willey, Bruce A. Willey, P.C., and Willey, O'Brien, L.C.Court of Appeals of Iowa · 2019

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