Legal Opinion
Mostrom v. Pettibon
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 14, 1980No. 3305-IIPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSoule, J.
Gordon Mostrom appeals from the Superior Court's award of summary judgment for defendants, practitioners of chiropractic medicine, in his action against them for malpractice. The issue is whether the court properly concluded the action as joined presented no genuine issues of fact to go to a jury. We hold that the case presents material issues of fact concerning viable theories of recovery, and we reverse.
The affidavits, depositions, and pleadings establish the following facts. In April of 1971, plaintiff was injured at work when struck in the back by a push cart. He stated he felt pain in…
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