Gubler ex rel. Gubler v. Brydon

McDEVITT, Chief Justice.

BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURE

This case arose during the proceedings in its companion case, Gubler v. Brydon, 125 Idaho 107, 867 P.2d 981 (1994) (Gubler II). In Gubler II, the district court granted a motion for summary judgment against the plaintiff, holding that the doctrine of res judicata (claim preclusion) barred the case. The trial court found that the plaintiff (“Gubler”) sued the defendants’ medical partnership, the Pocatello Children and Adolescent Clinic (PCAC), and one of their partners, Dr. Boe, in a prior suit. See Gubler v. Boe, 120 Idaho 294, 815 P.2d 1034…