Brown v. Shaffer

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

Carolyn Anne Brown sued Dr. Vernon C. Shaffer for negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Shaffer filed a motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted the summary judgment. Brown appeals the summary judgment on the intentional infliction of emotional distress cause of action only. She does not appeal the summary judgment on the negligence cause of action.

After a 1985 tubal ligation, Brown had a history of pubic abscesses, continued to have significant complaints, and was seen by Shaffer for dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, and hy-permenorrhea.…