Legal Opinion
Cuthbertson v. Uhley
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 3, 1975No. 74-1603PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue on appeal is whether the Minnesota statute of limitations or the North Dakota statute of limitations applies to this medical malpractice suit brought in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The District Court, in an unpublished decision, applied the Minnesota statute and dismissed the action. It held that the Minnesota Supreme Court would, under its better-law methodology adopted in Milkovich v. Saari, 295 Minn. 155, 203 N.W.2d 408 (1973), find the Minnesota statute to be the better law and bar the action. We affirm on different…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Milkovich v. SaariSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Iverson v. LancasterNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
- Johnson v. Winthrop Laboratories Division of Sterling Drug, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Reed CleanersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
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- Maria Cardwell Tomlin, and Christine Williams Harrell v. The Boeing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Austin v. Super Valu Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Fredin v. SharpDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1997
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