Legal Opinion
Lorraine Sanden v. Mayo Clinic
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1974No. 73-1575PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
Lorraine Sanden, a registered nurse residing in San Francisco, California, brought an action against the Mayo Clinic, the Mayo Foundation and two surgeons on the Clinic’s staff. In her complaint she alleged that defendants had subjected her to extensive anal surgery, which she had not authorized, including a negligently performed radical hemorrhoidectomy, as a result of which her anal sphincter was irreparably injured, causing her permanent incontinence of the feces, as well as other disabilities. Federal jurisdiction was premised on diversity of citizenship and an…
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