Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. Lankford
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided September 4, 1979No. 63998PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
374 So.2d 1205 (1979)
Marilyn FERGUSON
v.
Dr. Carl LANKFORD.
No. 63998.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 4, 1979.
Charles L. Mayer, Mayer, Smith & Roberts, Shreveport, for defendant-respondent.
Wayne H. Carlton, Jr., Orlando G. Bendana, Law Office of Bendana & Carlton, New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.
DIXON, Justice.
Writs were granted in this medical malpractice suit to consider whether it had prescribed (since it was filed more than a year after plaintiff was informed of the cause of her illness), or whether prescription had been interrupted by the timely filing of a claim against a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Everett v. GoldmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Reeves v. Louisiana and Arkansas Railway CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Quatray v. WickerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Brown v. New Amsterdam Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by17 opinions
- Whitnell v. MenvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Kathy L. Joiner, Etc. v. Diamond M Drilling Co. And Halliburton Company, and Third-Party v. Dr. C. Babson Fresh, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Lebleu v. Southern Silica of LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
- Shortess v. Touro InfirmarySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- Chivleatto v. DivinityLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.