Piper v. Epstein
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Niemeyer
Plaintiff as administrator of the estate of his deceased wife, brought suit for her wrongful death re-suiting from infection caused by leaving a laparotomy sponge in her abdomen following an operation known as a Caesarean section, and recovered a judgment for $10,000 against the defendant hospital, a charitable institution, the operating surgeon and two nurses taking part in the operation. The operating surgeon settled with plaintiff by the payment of $4,500, and by stipulation the judgment as to her was vacated, her motion for new trial was granted and the cause dismissed as to her. The…
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Parks v. Northwestern UniversityIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Rome v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Metropolitan Trust Co. v. Bowman Dairy Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1938
- Fordyce v. Woman's Christian National Library Ass'nSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Gamble v. Vanderbilt UniversityTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Hallada v. Great Northern RailwaySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- Mielke v. Condell Memorial HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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- Graham v. St. Luke's HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
- Cristini v. Griffin HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
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