Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Sacramento Medical Foundation Blood Bank
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 18, 1976No. Civ. 15546PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PARAS, J.
A 45-year-old woman underwent a routine hysterectomy at Feather River Hospital in Chico on September 28, 1970. The operation itself was successful, but she died three months later of serum hepatitis contracted from a blood transfusion administered during the surgical procedure. Her husband filed this wrongful death action against the doctors, the hospital, and the supplier of the blood, a nonprofit community blood bank. He alleged causes of action in strict liability, breach of warranty, and negligpnce.
The trial court sustained defendants’ dem'urre'rs to the strict liability…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- D'AMICO v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Brown v. MerloCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- The HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Osborn v. Irwin Memorial Blood BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
- Murphy v. E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1985
- Pierce v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Court of Appeal · 1985
- Fogo v. Cutter Laboratories, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1977
- Samson v. Greenville Hospital SystemSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
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