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SANDEN v. MAYO CLINIC

No. 73-1575.

495 F.2d 221 (1974)

Lorraine SANDEN, Appellant, v. MAYO CLINIC et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1974.

Rehearing Denied May 24, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Tierney, Minneapolis, Minn., and John J. Doyle, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

James H. O'Hagan, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellees.

Before GIBSON, STEPHENSON and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.

WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.

Lorraine Sanden, a registered nurse residing in San Francisco, California, brought an action against the Mayo Clinic, the Mayo Foundation and two surgeons on the Clinic's staff. In her complaint she alleged that defendants had subjected her to extensive anal surgery, which she had not authorized, including a negligently performed radical hemorrhoidectomy, as a result of which her anal sphincter was irreparably injured, causing her permanent...

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