TALLAHASSEE – A woman may still get to trial in a lawsuit against Baptist Hospital of Pensacola over her treatment at the emergency room there, even though she was seen by an independent contractor.

The Florida First District Court of Appeal on Aug. 10 overturned a Santa Rosa County Circuit Court ruling that said her treating doctor, who was employed by Pensacola Emergency Physicians, was not acting as an agent of Baptist Hospital.

The First District said questions still remain as to whether the doctor was an apparent agent of Baptist and remanded the case to the trial court to figure it out.