[Download] "Hunnicutt v. Wright" by United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Hunnicutt v. Wright
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Release Date : January 23, 1993
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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Plaintiff, invoking the diversity jurisdiction of the court, filed a negligence action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi in which he alleged that the defendants were negligent in leaving a screw and flat washer in his body while he underwent a thoracotomy performed by Bennie B. Wright, Jr., M.D. ("Wright" or "Defendant") at the Bolivar County Hospital ("Bolivar") in Cleveland, Mississippi. The screw and washer fell off a surgical instrument manufactured by Baxter Health Care Corporation ("Baxter") and owned by Bolivar. Plaintiff filed suit against Wright, Baxter, and Bolivar. The district court dismissed Bolivar on the grounds of governmental immunity, and Baxter settled plaintiffs claim against it for the sum of $7,500.00.