Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1982

Fetell v. Drexler

Fetell v. Drexler
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 23, 1982 · Genson, Jor, Nesbitt, Schwartz
422 So. 2d 89; 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21716 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Fetell v. Drexler

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We reverse the summary final judgment in favor of Alan Drexler, M.D., upon a holding that a factual basis is a necessary prerequisite to the conclusion that plaintiff’s board-certified surgeon could not testify against a board-certified radiologist regarding the standard of care required during the administration of a diagnostic barium enema. § 768.45(2)(c), Fla.Stat. (1977); see Chenoweth v. Kemp, 396 So.2d 1122 (Fla. 1981).

On remand we direct that plaintiff be given an opportunity to establish the qualifications of his expert regarding the administration of the test in question. Chenoweth, 396 So.2d at 1125.

Reversed and remanded with directions.

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