French v. Fischer
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the CourtBejach, J.
This cause involves an appeal in the nature of a writ of error from judgments entered in the Circuit Court of Shelby County against both Dr. W. Edward French and the Baptist Memorial Hospital for $40,000 in favor of Rebecca Anne Fischer, and for $6,500 in favor of Frank E. Fischer. Said judgments were rendered and entered against both Dr. W. Edward French and the Baptist Memorial Hospital; and both of them have appealed. These judgments resulted from the leaving of a surgical sponge in the abdominal cavity of Rebecca Anne Fischer when an operation was performed on her May 20, 1959.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Rural Education Ass'n v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1953
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