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THOMPSON v. METHODIST HOSPITAL

367 S.W.2d 134 (1962)

Mary Louise THOMPSON et al. v. METHODIST HOSPITAL.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucius Burch, Jr., Tom Mitchell, Jr., Wm. H. Fisher, III, Memphis, for plaintiffs in error.

Fitzhugh & Clay, Memphis, for defendant in error.

DYER, Justice.

Mrs. Mary Louise Thompson, her husband, Robert, and their new born infant, Terry, brought separate suits against the Methodist Hospital at Memphis for injuries alleged to have been suffered from an infection known as staphylococcus aureus. It causes painful and deep seated boils. The theory of each declaration is that the baby contracted this infection after being born in the hospital and through him, the germ was transmitted to the mother and through...

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