NELSON v. TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER

Civ. No. 870084.

419 N.W.2d 886 (1988)

Orlan NELSON, Diane Nelson, and Kristen C. Nelson, a minor, and Orlan Nelson as guardian ad litem for Kristen C. Nelson, a minor, Plaintiffs, Appellees, and Cross-Appellants, v. TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER, Defendant, Appellant, and Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

February 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. McGee II, of McGee, Hankla, Backes & Wheeler, P.C., Minot, for plaintiffs, appellees, and cross-appellants.

William P. Studer (argued), Michael J. Vanselow, and Michael C. Connelly, of Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, St. Paul, Minn., and Robert S. Rau, of Bosard, McCutcheon & Rau, Ltd., Minot, for defendant, appellant, and cross-appellee.

William P. Zuger, of Zuger, Kapsner & Blazer, Bismarck, for amici curiae Michael T. Vandall, M.D., David MacDonald, M.D., P.C., and St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.


VANDE WALLE, Acting Chief Justice.

Trinity Medical Center (Trinity) appealed from a judgment and a judgment on remittitur awarding damages to Orlan Nelson, Diane Nelson, and Kristen Nelson (plaintiffs) pursuant to a jury verdict. The plaintiffs have also filed a cross-appeal. We affirm.

This is a medical negligence suit arising from the birth of Kristen Nelson in Trinity Medical Center of Minot, North Dakota. Kristen Nelson was born on November 20, 1982. She...

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