SUGARBAKER v. SSM HEALTH CARE

No. WD 53062.

946 S.W.2d 280 (1997)

Stephen P. SUGARBAKER, M.D., Appellant, v. SSM HEALTH CARE a/k/a SSM Health Care Systems d/b/a St. Mary's Health Center, a Missouri Corporation, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

June 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Mark Sappington, Kansas City, Erwin Lance Milne, Jefferson City, for Appellant.

David Michael Harris, St. Louis, for Respondent.

Lori J. Levine, Jefferson City, for Missouri Hospital Association.

Before LOWENSTEIN, P.J., and SPINDEN and HOWARD, JJ.


HOWARD, Judge.

Stephen P. Sugarbaker, M.D., appeals from an order of the Cole County Circuit Court dismissing his petition against St. Mary's Health Center ("St.Mary's") for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Dr. Sugarbaker alleged in his petition that St. Mary's committed a breach of contract by failing to comply with its Medical Staff Bylaws with respect to the peer review process which ultimately resulted in a decision by the St.

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