Legal Opinion
Maddox v. Truman Medical Center, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1987No. WD 38247PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.
Harold J. Maddox filed suit against Truman Medical Center and Hospital Health Services Corp. for the loss of consortium of his wife, Marjorie, because of alleged medical malpractice. The court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendants on the grounds that the suit was not timely filed and that Maddox did not have a claim because his wife failed to file suit for her injuries within the prescribed time. Reversed and remanded.
The petition alleged that Maddox was the lawful husband of Marjorie. Prior to August 25, 1983 Marjorie underwent a left lung biopsy at…
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- Stapleton v. PalmoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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