Legal Opinion
Lyon v. United States
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided February 11, 1994No. Civ. 4-92-1072PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DOTY, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on defendants’ separate motions for dismissal and summary judgment. Based on a review of the file, record and proceedings herein, the court grants defendants’ motions for summary judgment.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs are the widow (Hanna Lyon) and daughters (Susan Lyon and Deborah Knapper) of Jack Lyon, a patient who died at defendant United States Veteran’s Administration Medical Center (“the VA”) August 4, 1991. Jack Lyon was hospitalized at the VA beginning on May 23, 1991, 1 having been transferred there from Methodist Hospital. The nature…
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