Guzze v. New Britain General Hospital

The plaintiffs1 instituted this malpractice action against the defendants for failure properly to diagnose and treat the named plaintiffs breast cancer. From two summary judgments rendered in favor of the defendant physician, Joseph Welna,2 the plaintiff has appealed. The plaintiff claims that the trial court erred (1) in granting the motion in limine precluding an expert witness, and (2) in granting the summary judgments.

The following facts are relevant to this appeal. The action against the defendants was commenced by complaint dated August 12, 1985. The defendant filed interrogatories…