Barringer v. Baptist Healthcare of Oklahoma

BOUDREAU, Justice:

1 1 The issue in this appeal is whether the doctrines of waiver and estoppel bar the defendant hospital's claim for contribution from the treating physician. We hold the hospital's contribution claim is not barred.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL ' BACKGROUND

12 On June 16, 1998, plaintiff Richard Barringer (plaintiff), then sixteen years old, lost control of the Ford Bronco he was driving and the vehicle rolled over. He was taken to the emergency room at Blackwell Regional Hospital (hospital) where he was treated by RF. Morgan, M.D. (physician). He is now paraplegic.

13 On February…