Legal Opinion

Dudding v. Thorpe

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 10, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 66-752PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

MARSH, District Judge.

This suit involved a diversity negligence action against the Montefiore Hospital and two medical doctors. Georgianna Dudding, the wife plaintiff, was admitted to the defendant hospital for surgery for glaucoma. On March 16th surgery was performed on her right eye and on March 23rd surgery was performed on her left eye. After the operation on her left eye, the surgeon, Dr. Thorpe, ordered intramuscular injections of 1,200,000 units of penicillin at once, and achromycin, 500 mgm., at once. These were administered into the buttocks of the wife plaintiff by…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. James R. Russell, Jr. v. The Monongahela Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
  3. Michael Massaro v. United States Lines Company v. Northern Metal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
  4. Mary Demeretz v. Daniels Motor Freight, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
  5. Northern Oil Company, Inc. v. Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Gordon Baughman, in No. 75--1536 v. Cooper-Jarrett, Inc. Appeal of Wilson Freight Forwarding Company A/K/A Wilson Freight Company, in No. 75--1537Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  2. Thomas Kirschner v. Paul Broadhead, James B. Brumfield, and John Robinson, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  3. Lowenstein v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  4. Inez V. Lowenstein v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. Of PennsaukenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  5. Farmers Equipment Company v. MillerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972

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