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WESTERN INS. CO. v. BROCHNER

No. 82CA1492.

682 P.2d 1213 (1983)

WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY, a Kansas Corporation, and The Community Hospital Association, a Colorado Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ruben BROCHNER, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied February 2, 1984.

Certiorari Granted June 11, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cooper & Kelley, P.C., Paul D. Cooper, Kim B. Childs, Denver, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Stevens & Littman, P.C., Andrew C. Littman, Boulder, for defendant-appellant.

KELLY, Judge.

This case arose out of a medical malpractice claim brought by a patient, one Cortez, against defendant, Dr. Brochner, for performing an unnecessary craniotomy in 1968, and against plaintiff Community Hospital Association, for negligently supervising Brochner's diagnosis despite being aware of his propensity for performing unnecessary craniotomies. Both the hospital and Brochner made separate out-of-court settlements with Cortez in return for covenants...

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