Legal Opinion
Rahman v. Mayo Clinic
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 26, 1998No. C4-97-2200PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHORT, Judge.
Marilyn Rahman brought suit against The Mayo Clinic after discovering it had retained her deceased son’s pelvic block. On appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the Clinic, Rahman argues the trial court erred in granting summary judgment under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act’s (UAGA) good faith immunity provision, Minn.Stat. § 525.9221(c) (1996).
FACTS
On March 17, 1994, Christopher Rahman (the decedent) was admitted to Saint Mary’s Hospital, as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The decedent was placed in the intensive care unit, where he…
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