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PORTER v. SISTERS OF ST. MARY

No. 84-1140.

756 F.2d 669 (1985)

Mickey PORTER, Appellant, v. SISTERS OF ST. MARY d/b/a St. Joseph Hospital, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 7, 1985.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Hullverson, Jr., St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Kenneth C. Brostrom, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Mickey Porter appeals an order of the district court1 granting St. Joseph Hospital's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Porter, who suffered toxic shock syndrome following surgery intended to prevent future collapse of his lung, obtained verdicts of $3,000,000 against Dr. T.A. Schneider, the surgeon and attending physician, and $1,500,000 against St...

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