Legal Opinion
Hachmann v. Mayo Clinic
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided April 23, 1957No. Civ. 574PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEVITT, District Judge.
This is an action for wrongful death alleging that the decedent died as a re- suit of negligent treatment given him by the defendants. There exists the requisite diversity of citizenship and jurisdictional amount.
The cause of action arose on January 3, 1954. The complaint was filed on December 31, 1956, more than two, but less than three, years after the death of Hachmann.
The defendants have moved to dismiss on the grounds that the action is barred by the Minnesota two-year statute of limitations governing malpractice actions. Minnesota Statutes Annotated, § 541.07(1).…
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