Legal Opinion
Guess v. Snyder
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 2, 1979No. 78-480PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from an order granting the defendant doctor's motion for summary judgment in a medical malpractice suit. We affirm.
On December 13, 1977, Guess, as administratrix of the estate of Bessie Strickland, filed a medical malpractice action against Dr. A.F. Snyder and Dale County Hospital, alleging that the death of her intestate was proximately caused by the negligence of the defendants which allegedly occurred during the course of an esophagoscopy performed by Dr. Snyder. The hospital moved for and was granted summary judgment because of immunity from tort liability. The…
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