Greer v. Johnson

I,GASKINS, J.

In this survival and wrongful death ease, the plaintiffs, Betty Greer, Roger Greer, and Michael Greer, appeal a judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendant, Dr. Thomas R. Johnson, sustaining his peremptory exception of prescription. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

FACTS

On or about January 28, 2000, Gerald Greer was admitted to Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, Louisiana, for therapy treatments intended to achieve a remission of his leukemia. Approximately four days later, on February 1, 2000, Gerald Greer died while in the course…