Legal Opinion
Jennings v. Badgett
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 9, 2010No. 105,745PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAYLOR, V.C.J.
¶ 1 Two questions are presented for our review. The first question, one of first impression, is whether a physician-patient relationship is an indispensable element of a medical malpractice claim against a physician. The second question is whether a physician-patient relationship between the plaintiffs and the appellee doctor exists as a matter of law. We answer the first question in the affirmative and the second question in the negative.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2 On April 25, 2007, Shannon Jennings and Brandy Crawford (Crawford), individually and as parents and natural guardians…
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