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Tutton v. Patterson

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 28, 1986PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

Plaintiff, Evelyn A. Tutton, filed this medical malpractice action against Dr. R.E. Patterson and Saint Joseph Hospital, in which she alleged that the Defendants were negligent in leaving a laparotomy sponge in her abdomen during a caesarean delivery of her child and in failing, after surgery, to discover the existence of the sponge. Plaintiff settled her claim against Saint Joseph Hospital on the eve of trial for $40,000. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Ms. Tutton against Dr. Patterson in the amount of $78,498. The trial court denied Dr. Patterson’s motion for a…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Craven v. LawsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Ault v. HallOhio Supreme Court · 1928
  3. Tennessee Central Railway Co. v. UmenstetterTennessee Supreme Court · 1927
  4. Grant v. Touro InfirmarySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
  5. Armstrong v. WallaceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Abshure v. Methodist Healthcare-Memphis HospitalsTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Cardwell v. BechtolTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Mabon v. Jackson-Madison County General HospitalCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  4. Parker v. Vanderbilt UniversityCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
  5. In Re Estate of MarksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005

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