Watson v. Lane Memorial Hospital

Supreme Court of Louisiana May 28, 1999

Watson v. Lane Memorial Hospital, 743 So. 2d 676 (La. 1999)

1999 La. LEXIS 1595; 1999 WL 412454

Calogero, Johnson, Kimball, Knoll

Opinion of the Court

IN RE: Lane Memorial Hosp.; Clark, Michael C.R.N.A.; — Defendant(s); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writ; Parish of East Baton Rouge 19th Judicial District Court Div. “D” Number 428,199; to the Court or Appeal, First Circuit, Number CW98 0273

Granted. Judgment of the district court is vacated and set aside for reasons assigned by Judge Shortess in his dissenting opinion in the court of appeal. The clerk of the district court is ordered to give plaintiffs “petition for damages” a new docket number and to randomly re-allot it as a new suit.

CALOGERO, C.J., JOHNSON and KNOLL, JJ., dissent. KIMBALL, J. not on panel.

Reference

Full Case Name: Thomas WATSON, Husband of the and Deborah Johnson, Lucius Gray, and Terral Watson, the Major Children of Thelma Watson v. LANE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Dr. Baron Williamson, and Michael Clark, C.R.N.A.
Cited By: 3 cases
Status: Published