Legal Opinion
Heirs of Ude C. Fruge v. Blood Services and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1975No. 74-1615PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
The question presented by this appeal is whether the plaintiffs-appellants, the children and sole heirs of Mrs. Ude C. Fruge, have a cause of action under Louisiana law against the supplier of blood used in a’ transfusion that allegedly caused their mother’s death.
Mrs. Fruge, a 75-year-old widow, entered Moosa Memorial Hospital in Eunice, Louisiana, in March of 1970. On July 25, 1970, she was supplied with whole blood by the defendant-appellee for a transfusion in the course of treat ment for hypoproteinemia and anemia. Some time later, Mrs. Fruge developed homologous…
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