Legal Opinion
Slater v. Baker
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 9, 1981No. 51402PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOTT, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Hennepin County District Court in a medical malpractice case. The jury returned a finding by special verdict in favor of the defendant, Dr. Lowell Baker. The plaintiff appeals. We reverse and grant a new trial.
In 1975, the plaintiff, then a 55-year-old woman, was under the medical care of defendant. Since 1971 Dr. Baker has specialized in neurology and neuromuscular diseases. He initially treated the plaintiff in January 1973, when Dr. Harold Noran requested him to perform a muscle biopsy. In January 1974, Dr. Noran requested Dr. Baker…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. IaconettiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1976
- Sullivan v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
- State v. AltergottHawaii Supreme Court · 1977
- Abram M. Applebaum v. American Export Isbrandtsen LinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. KellerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1956
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. TrueSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- State v. LucasSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- State v. SullivanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
- Morrison v. StallworthCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
- John Patrick Sullivan v. State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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