Poindexter v. Foster

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

Appeal from the district court’s order granting two motions for summary judgments in alleged medical malpractice cases. The movants for the summary judgments were Dr. Foster and Dr. Lange.

The Appellant sustained an injury to her right leg above the ankle by accidentally striking her leg on a metal bed railing. She said her family physician was called. She later was admitted to the emergency room of the Beaumont Medical and Surgical Hospital. There, she waited for her family physician, Dr. Lange. She swore that Dr. Lange was supposed to meet her at the emergency…