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THOMPSON v. LILLEHEI

Nos. 16216, 16217.

273 F.2d 376 (1959)

Dan F. THOMPSON, Appellant, v. C. Walton LILLEHEI et al., Appellees. Geraldine B. THOMPSON, Appellant, v. C. Walton LILLEHEI et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

December 28, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry H. Peterson, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellants, Edward R. Kenneally, Minneapolis, Minn., on the brief.

O. C. Adamson, II, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee Lillehei.

Frank X. Cronan, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee Joseph Buckley.

Frank Janes, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee Richard Varco.

Hyman Edelman, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee Warden.

Before GARDNER, VOGEL and MATTHES, Circuit Judges.

MATTHES, Circuit Judge.

This diversity litigation, filled with human drama, has its genesis in an attempt to perform open heart surgery upon Leslie Ann Thompson, the minor daughter of Dan F. Thompson and Geraldine B. Thompson1 who were the unsuccessful plaintiffs in the trial court.

These actions were commenced against the University of Minnesota, its Board of Regents and six medical doctors...

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