Case Title: Jones v. Asheville Radiological Grp

Citation: 351 N.C. 348

Docket Number: 242A98-2

State: north-carolina

Court: North Carolina Supreme Court

Date: 2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
No. 242A98-2
FILED: 3 MARCH 2000
MARGARET K. JONES
v.
ASHEVILLE RADIOLOGICAL GROUP, P.A., NATHAN WILLIAMS, M.D.,
TIMOTHY GALLAGHER, M.D., MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF
NORTH CAROLINA, and LUCI A. LAYTON
On appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from a decision of
a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, ___ N.C. App. ___, 518
S.E.2d 528 (1999), on remand from this Court, 350 N.C. 654, 517
S.E.2d 380 (1999), affirming in part, reversing in part, and
remanding summary judgments for defendants entered by Ferrell,
J., 25 February 1997 and 4 March 1997 in Superior Court, Buncombe
County.  Heard in the Supreme Court 15 February 2000.
Hyler & Lopez, P.A., by George B. Hyler, Jr., and Robert J.
Lopez, for plaintiff-appellee.
Dameron, Burgin & Parker, P.A., by Charles E. Burgin and
Sharon L. Parker, for defendant-appellants Asheville
Radiological Group, P.A., and Timothy Gallagher, M.D.
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P., by James P.
Cooney III, for defendant-appellant Nathan Williams, M.D.
Wilson & Iseman, L.L.P., by G. Gray Wilson and Elizabeth
Horton, on behalf of the North Carolina Association of
Defense Attorneys, amicus curiae.
PER CURIAM.
For the reasons stated in Judge Walker’s dissenting opinion,
the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed in part.
REVERSED IN PART.