Legal Opinion
Presnell v. Kelly
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1987No. 16527PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTLEY, Justice.
On December 26, 1979, Dorothy Mae Presnell was removing solvent-soaked clothing from a washing machine, which had mechanically failed, when she felt a sharp pain in her back radiating down her leg and suffered a disc herniation at the L5-6 level. Mrs. Presnell was employed by Lynwood Norge Cleaning to operate dry cleaning machines, mop floors and clean the washers and dryers.
After the injury, Presnell underwent a laminectomy for a protruded disc. In the course of surgery, a blood vessel was accidentally severed and later repaired. Presnell filed a malpractice claim against…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Memphis & Little Rock Railroad v. DowSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Paulson v. Idaho Forest Industries, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1979
- City of New York Insurance v. TiceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1944
- Curtis v. Shoshone County Sheriff's OfficeIdaho Supreme Court · 1981
- Gordon v. WestIdaho Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Struhs v. Protection Technologies, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1999
- Ex Parte Miller and Miller Const. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- Western Community Ins v. Burks TractorIdaho Supreme Court · 2018
- Presnell v. KellyIdaho Supreme Court · 1987