Legal Opinion
Ericksen v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 4, 1963No. 38,899PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nelson, Justice.
This is an action brought against Dr. Kenneth E. Wilson, an oral surgeon, by Marian A. Ericksen and her husband, Jack R. Ericksen, for malpractice arising out of the extraction of Mrs. Ericksen’s first and second upper left bicuspids on January 7, 1959.
The facts surrounding the alleged malpractice are these: Mrs. Ericksen telephoned defendant and made an appointment for the explicit purpose of having the extraction performed. The root of one of the teeth extended into the maxillary sinus so the extraction left an opening from the sinus to the mouth. After the extraction…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Bang v. Charles T. Miller HospitalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Yates v. GambleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
- Swigerd v. City of OrtonvilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- Aasen v. AasenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- Osborn ex rel. Osborn v. CareyIdaho Supreme Court · 1913
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3Cited by24 opinions
- McDermott v. Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- McCormack v. Hankscraft CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Iverson v. LancasterNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
- Warrick v. GironSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Anderson v. FlorenceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
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