Legal Opinion
John Lawyer v. Jefferson D. Kernodle and Upsher Laboratories, Inc., Charles Nall, James Lawson, James Carter
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1983No. 83-1301PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
John Lawyer appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his complaint for damages brought against Jefferson D. Kernodle, a pathologist, and Upsher Laboratories, Inc. Lawyer’s complaint sought damages for the negligent diagnosis of the cause of death of Diana Lawyer, John Lawyer’s wife, under Missouri law and damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976) for the alleged denial of due process caused by Kernodle’s “erroneous” and “premature” communication of his conclusions of the cause of death of Diana Lawyer. The district court dismissed the complaint on grounds of official…
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