Legal Opinion
Herring v. Shirah
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 3, 1989No. 87-599PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING
Our original opinion in this case is withdrawn, and the following opinion is substituted therefor:
This appeal is from a summary judgment entered for the defendant in a medical malpractice claim. On October 6, 1987, Jessie Lea Herring filed a complaint against Dr. Mitchell Shirah. The complaint alleged medical malpractice because Dr. Shirah allegedly failed to diagnose Ms. Herring's breast cancer when he examined her on January 21, 1985. The trial court granted a summary judgment for Dr. Shirah because, on its face, the plaintiff's complaint appeared to be barred by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tucker v. NicholsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Papastefan v. B & L Const. Co., Inc. of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Ex Parte AndrewsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Baker v. BallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Owens v. ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
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- McCloud v. City of IrondaleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
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