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TUTTON v. PATTERSON

714 S.W.2d 268 (1986)

Evelyn A. TUTTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. R.E. PATTERSON, Defendant-Appellee

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

July 28, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Glankler, John I. Houseal, Randall B. Womack, Memphis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jerry E. Mitchell, James E. Conley, Jr., Memphis, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

Plaintiff, Evelyn A. Tutton, filed this medical malpractice action against Dr. R.E. Patterson and Saint Joseph Hospital, in which she alleged that the Defendants were negligent in leaving a laparotomy sponge in her abdomen during a caesarean delivery of her child and in failing, after surgery, to discover the existence of the sponge. Plaintiff settled her claim against Saint Joseph Hospital...

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