Legal Opinion
Lois Sawyer and David Sawyer v. Methodist Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1975No. 75-1079PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
This diversity case requires us to apply the law of Tennessee in assessing the possible tort liability arising from transfusions of allegedly contaminated blood.
On May 2, 1972, Lois Sawyer was admitted to Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, for surgery to remove her gallbladder and to repair a hiatal hernia. The operation was performed successfully by Dr. Battle Malone on the following day. Because Mrs. Sawyer had lost an unusually large amount of blood during surgery, Dr. Malone directed that she receive transfusions of two pints of whole blood. Neither Mrs.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Peggy Sue O'Neill and David O'neill, Individually and as Husband and Wife v. Vartkes KiledjianCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Johnson v. Oman Construction Company, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Kay McDaniel v. Baptist Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Ball v. Mallinkrodt Chemical WorksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Zichichi v. Middlesex Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Racer v. UttermanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
- United Blood Services v. QuintanaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
- Margaret S. v. EdwardsDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1980
- C. S. Lenoir v. Porters Creek Watershed DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
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