Legal Opinion
Ager v. Jane C. Stormont Hospital & Training School for Nurses
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1980No. 79-2228PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
Lynn R. Johnson, counsel for plaintiff Emily Ager, appeals from an order of the *498District Court adjudging him guilty of civil contempt. Jurisdiction vests by reason of 28 U.S.C.A. § 1826(b).
Emily was born April 4, 1955, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. During the second stage of labor, Emily’s mother suffered a massive rupture of the uterine wall. The ensuing loss of blood led to Mrs. Ager’s death. Premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall also occurred, resulting in fetal asphyxia. Following Emily’s delivery, it was discovered that she…
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