Daigle v. Steck

STEPHEN J. WINDHORST, Judge.

|2Plaintiff, Mabel Daigle, appeals from a trial court ruling granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing her claims against defendant, John C. Steck, M.D. We affirm the decision of the trial court.

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