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JOHNSON v. MISERICORDIA COMMUNITY HOSP.

No. 79-696.

97 Wis.2d 521 (1980)

294 N.W.2d 501

James JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. MISERICORDIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL and Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of C. Donald Straub and the Law Office of C. Donald Straub of Milwaukee.

For the respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Gerald J. Bloch and Phillips & Block, S.C., of Milwaukee.

Before Decker, C.J., Moser, P.J., and Cannon, J.

CANNON, J.

On July 11, 1975, plaintiff-respondent Johnson underwent surgery at Misericordia Hospital in Milwaukee for removal of a pin fragment from his right hip. The surgery was performed by Dr. Lester V. Salinsky. During the course of the operative procedure, plaintiff's right femoral artery and nerve were severed. The damage led to permanent paralysis of plaintiff's right thigh muscles, with resultant atrophy, weakness and loss of function.

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