Legal Opinion

Metzger v. Kalke

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided November 12, 1985No. 84-146PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSE, Justice.

This appeal stems from medical malpractice actions brought by appellants Charles and Carolyn Metzger, husband and wife, to recover damages allegedly resulting from the failure of appellees Ruqaiya Hussain, M.D., and Hein Kalke, M.D., to diagnose and properly treat the pituitary tumor from which Carolyn Metzger suffered. The district court dismissed appellants’ claims against Hussain as barred by the statute of limitations applicable to medical tort actions, § 1-3-107, W.S.1977. The court granted Kalke’s motion for summary judgment on the dual grounds that no dispute of material…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Holl v. TalcottSupreme Court of Florida · 1966
  2. Borgia v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
  3. Duke v. HousenWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Farley v. GoodeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  5. Foil v. BallingerUtah Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by73 opinions

  1. Cordova v. GosarWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
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  4. Horton v. Carolina Medicorp, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1996
  5. Forshey v. JacksonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2009

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