Mulder v. Parke Davis & Company
Supreme Court of Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
Otis, Justice.
This is an action for death by wrongful act against the prescribing doctor and the manufacturer of a drug sold under the trade name of “chloromycetin.” The trial court directed verdicts in favor of both defendants. Plaintiff appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial. We affirm as to defendant Parke Davis and reverse as to defendant Frank E. Mork.
The facts are not in dispute. On June 24, 1965, decedent, Helen C. Mulder, consulted defendant Mork, a general practitioner, for an infection in her left ear. She was treated with penicillin but did not improve and…
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