Martin v. Petta

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

Dale Martin, appellant, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of appellee, Lawrence C. Petta, M.D., rendered in a suit for negligence and malpractice. Appellant brought suit against All Saints Episcopal Hospital, appellee Petta, and David A. Reeves, M.D. (an anesthesiologist), for damages arising from the fracture to appellant’s small toe on her right foot sustained while appellant was undergoing a hemorrhoid operation. The trial court rendered summary judgment in favor of appel-lee, Dr. Petta. Subsequently, the cause against Dr. Petta was severed and appeal…