Boyanton v. Reif

I agree that strict liability should not be imposed upon physicians who hold themselves out as specialists. I cannot agree that failure to give instructions which make it clear that a specialist is to be held *606to a higher standard than that of a general practitioner is not error.

FACTS

The facts outlined in the majority opinion are accurate and succinct, but sparse. A more detailed description of the course of the incidents leading to Bobby Boyanton’s (Boyanton) death is appropriate. After falling from a ladder on March 30, 1983, Boyanton was brought to the emergency room at Mercy Hospital.…