Legal Opinion
Froysland v. Altenburg
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 1989No. Civ. 880206PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
Russell Froysland appealed from a summary judgment dismissing his medical malpractice claim against Dr. Altenburg and Fargo Clinic as barred by the statute of limitations. We affirm.
Froysland had successful open-heart surgery at St. Luke’s Hospitals on August 24, 1983. Dr. Devig performed the surgery. Dr. Altenburg administered anesthesia. Both were from Fargo Clinic.
After surgery, Froysland experienced pain and numbness in his right arm and hand from compression of the ulnar nerve. His surgeon had warned him that these symptoms were a possible complication of the surgery…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wall v. LewisNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
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- Schmitt v. EsserSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
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