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PIEHL v. DALLES GENERAL HOSPITAL

571 P.2d 149 (1977)

Willi PIEHL, Plaintiff, v. The DALLES GENERAL HOSPITAL, an Oregon Non-Profit Corporation, Appellant, N.K. Dey, M.D., Respondent. N.K. Dey, M.D., Respondent, v. The Dalles General Hospital, an Oregon Non-Profit Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided December 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald R. Hayes, Portland, argued the cause and filed briefs for appellant.

Bruce Spaulding, of Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey, Williamson & Schwabe, Portland, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Before DENECKE, C.J., and HOLMAN, HOWELL, BRYSON, LENT and LINDE, JJ.

HOLMAN, Justice.

Plaintiff was operated on for stomach ulcers by the defendant Dey, a surgeon. During the operation, which was performed at The Dalles General Hospital, which is also a defendant, a piece of material known as a laparotomy sponge was left in plaintiff's abdomen. Plaintiff brought an action for damages against both defendants, each of whom filed pleadings requesting indemnification from the other for any judgment plaintiff might receive. The trial of...

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