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HARRINGTON v. COUNTY OF RAMSEY

No. 48093.

279 N.W.2d 791 (1979)

Mary Ellen HARRINGTON, Appellant, v. COUNTY OF RAMSEY, et al., Respondents, State of Minnesota, et al., Respondents, Dr. Thomas Comfort, M.D., Respondent, Richard Edwards, M.D., et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Healey, St. Paul, for appellant.

Jardine, Logan & O'Brien and Richard T. Dolezal, St. Paul, for Ramsey County.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., Barbara Gill, Spec. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for State et al.

Geraghty, O'Loughlin & Kenney and David C. Hutchinson, St. Paul, for Dr. Thomas Comfort, M.D., et al.

Heard before KELLY, TODD, and WAHL, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.

TODD, Justice.

Mary Harrington fractured her right leg in 1970. She was treated by defendant Dr. Thomas Comfort at St. Paul Ramsey Hospital. Upon recovery, she was involuntarily committed to Hastings State Hospital. In 1971, she was taken to the Anoka State Hospital where her lower right leg was amputated. In 1974, she commenced this action for negligent medical treatment. The trial court granted summary judgment to all of the defendants, dismissing some because of...

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