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IN THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS
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Larry Roth,  )  MEMORANDUM DECISION  
)  (Not For Official Publication)  
Plaintiff and Appellant,  ) )  Case No. 20090139-CA  
v.  )  F I L E D  
)  (October 29, 2009)
Peder J. Pedersen, M.D.,  )  
)  2009 UT App 313
Defendant and Appellee.  )  

Third District, Salt Lake Department, 080917484
The Honorable Denise P. Lindberg

Attorneys: David E. Ross II, Park City, for Appellant
Dennis C. Ferguson, Salt Lake City, for Appellee

Before Judges Greenwood, Orme, and McHugh.

McHUGH, Judge:

Larry Roth appeals the trial court's grant of Dr. Peder J.
Pedersen's motion for judgment on the pleadings, which dismissed
with prejudice Roth's medical malpractice claim against Pedersen.
We affirm.

Whether a motion for judgment on the pleadings is properly
granted is a question of law, which we review for correctness.
See MBNA Am. Bank, N.A. v. Williams, 2006 UT App 432,

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