Boline v. Whitehead

This is a personal injury case in which the trial court dismissed plaintiffs complaint and entered judgment for defendants because of plaintiffs failure to attend a court-ordered independent medical examination. Plaintiff appeals, and we affirm.

According to plaintiffs amended complaint, defendant Gibson, while employed as a security guard for defendant Whitehead, detained plaintiff at gunpoint and put plaintiff in fear of his life. Plaintiff sued Gibson for assault and false arrest and sued Whitehead for negligence in the selection, instruction and supervision of his employee. Trial was…