Legal Opinion
Tamara Hatfield, by Her Father and Next Friend, Samuel Hatfield v. Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital, a Nebraska Corporation, John Harold George
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1982No. 81-2114, 82-1010PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
The sole question in this case is whether a Nebraska statute of limitations on professional negligence actions is tolled during the infancy of an injured minor. A diversity suit was brought in federal district court in Nebraska alleging that Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital and Dr. John George negligently provided prenatal and postnatal care to Tamara Hatfield’s mother after the mother was admitted to the hospital on August 25, 1965. The complaint alleges that Dr. George administered an excessive dose of the drug carbocaine to Mrs. Hatfield which affected the child’s…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- United States v. Carolene Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Lehman Brothers v. ScheinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Lawson v. Ford Motor Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1987
- Hatfield ex rel. Hatfield v. Bishop Clarkson Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Budler v. General Motors Corp.District Court, D. Nebraska · 2003
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