KAUFMAN v. MEDITEC, INC.

Civ. No. 10542.

353 N.W.2d 297 (1984)

Hilda KAUFMAN, Plaintiff, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant, v. MEDITEC, INC., Defendant, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, a/k/a 3M Company, Defendant, Appellant, and Cross Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

July 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul G. Kloster [argued], of Mackoff, Kellogg, Kirby & Kloster, Dickinson, for appellant and cross-appellee Minnesota Mining and Mfg. Co.

Claudette Abel, of Mackoff, Kellogg, Kirby & Kloster, Dickinson and Thomas A. Boardman, St. Paul, Minn., general counsel, for 3M Co.

Dann E. Greenwood [argued], of Greenwood, Greenwood & Greenwood, Dickinson, for appellee and cross-appellant.


GIERKE, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company [3M] from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in the District Court of Stark County. We vacate and remand.

On October 21, 1974, the plaintiff, Hilda Kaufman [Kaufman], underwent a total hip replacement surgery wherein her left hip was replaced. This surgical procedure included the implantation of a prosthetic hip pin into the femur bone. The pin was secured to...

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