Ottesen v. Board of Commissioners of Madison County

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

The facts in this case are not in dispute. The appellant, Connie Ottesen, is a resident of Madison County, Idaho, and the natural parent and guardian of minor Quentin “Skip” Edwards. On May 18, 1981, after Quentin had experienced visual difficulties, appellant took him to Idaho Falls to see an eye specialist named Dr. Anderson. Dr. Anderson determined that the child was totally blind in the left eye and going blind in the right eye because of a large tumor that was potentially life threatening. He *1100referred appellant to Dr. Roberts, a neurosurgeon in Salt Lake City,…