Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Naslund
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 12, 1966No. 39770PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nelson, Justice.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court entered pursuant to the trial court’s direction of a verdict for the defendants at the close of plaintiffs’ case. The case involves a suit by Julius K. Hoffman and his wife, Elizabeth Hoffman, for malpractice against Dr. Ames W. Naslund and his partners, who specialize in roentgenology and radiology for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment of disease.
In April 1955 Mrs. Hoffman was found to have a tumor in her rectum. On May 4, 1955, Dr. Lloyd Sherman performed what is known as a “pull through” operation, which in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Viita v. FlemingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Martin v. Walter CourtneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Yates v. GambleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
- Jones v. Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Knox v. City of Granite FallsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Cornfeldt v. TongenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Mulder v. Parke Davis & CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
- Warrick v. GironSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Hestbeck v. Hennepin CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Swanson Ex Rel. Swanson v. ChattertonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
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