Parrish v. Russell

On December 18, 1987, Pauletta Parrish sued Dr. Bob Russell for injuries she sustained as a result of his alleged medical negligence. The trial court granted Dr. Russell's motion for summary judgment and entered a final judgment for Dr. Russell. Parrish appeals.

On December 19, 1985, Pauletta Parrish slipped and fell down some stairs at her daughter's mobile home and landed on her outstretched left arm. She was taken to Dr. Bob Russell, in Foley, Alabama, who determined that she had fractured the distal radius and ulna styloid bones in her left wrist, and, as a result of the fracture, had…