Steele v. Buxton

Shaw, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, William E. Steele, appeals from the judgment of the Common Pleas Court of Crawford County granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee, John A. Buxton, M.D.

The record reveals that on December 12, 1984, Dr. Buxton performed a modified Bassini herniorrhaphy on the appellant. Thereafter, the appellant brought this medical malpractice action against Dr. Buxton alleging that Dr. Buxton negligently performed that surgical procedure. At trial, William C. Manthey, M.D., was to be the appellant’s sole medical expert concerning the alleged…