KOHOUTEK v. HAFNER

No. C6-84-1274.

383 N.W.2d 295 (1986)

Kevin KOHOUTEK and Barbara Kohoutek, individually and as parents and Guardians Ad Litem of Nathan Kohoutek, a minor, Respondents, v. R.J. HAFNER, M.D., et al., Petitioners, W.H. Wall, M.D., et al., Petitioners, Appellants, St. Francis Hospital, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlton J. Hunke, Pamela J. Hermes, Fargo, N.D., for W.H. Wall.

Steven J. Cahill, Steven L. Marquart, Moorhead, for R.J. Hafner.

Frank L. Racek, Fargo, N.D., for Kevin Kahoutek.

Paul E. Grinnell, Moorhead, for St. Francis Hosp.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


SCOTT, Justice.

Defendants in a medical malpractice suit seek further review of a decision of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. The defendants were found not to be liable after a trial in the Wilkin County District Court. The court of appeals reversed and granted a new trial on the issues of battery and negligent nondisclosure. We now reverse the court of appeals and reinstate the judgment of the district court.

In early 1982, Barbara Kohoutek became pregnant...

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