Legal Opinion

Hebert v. Doctors Memorial Hosp.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 31, 1986No. 85-C-2277PublishedCited by 151 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

486 So.2d 717 (1986)

Herman HEBERT and Lucy Hebert

v.

DOCTORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

No. 85-C-2277.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 31, 1986.

Larry P. Boudreaux, Roy A. Jefferson, Jr., for applicant.

Donald T.W. Phelps, Daniel Reed, Seale, Smith & Phelps, for respondent.

CALOGERO, Justice.

Did the trial and appeal courts correctly dismiss plaintiffs' medical malpractice lawsuit against a treating physician because it had prescribed? If not, was the lawsuit nonetheless perempted by virtue of La.Rev. Stat. § 9:5628 because it was not filed within three years from the date of the alleged negligence?[1]

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2Cases cited16 opinions

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  2. Lott v. HaleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. Ray v. Alexandria MallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  4. Louviere v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. Chaney v. State Through Dept. of HealthSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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3Cited by151 opinions

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