Ross v. Schackel

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff Albert L. Ross, a prison inmate, brought this negligence action against defendant Greg M. Schackel, a physician employed by the Utah State Prison. The district court denied Sehackel’s motion for summary judgment, and we granted his petition for interlocutory review.

In his complaint, Ross alleged that Schack-el negligently misdiagnosed his leg fracture as cartilage and ligament damage, failed to treat the fracture, and ignored his repeated complaints of severe pain. As a result, his leg healed improperly and physicians at the University of Utah Medical Center had to…