Clarke v. Prenger

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendant physicians in a medical malpractice action. The sole issue presented is whether summary judgment was correctly issued on the basis that the affidavits of plaintiff’s expert witness were insufficient to demonstrate familiarity with the local standard of care, and whether plaintiff’s expert witness, not being board-certified in the same specialties as were the defendants, was not qualified to express an opinion as to the standard of care incumbent upon the defendant physicians. We reverse.

Since the question…