Legal Opinion
Lejeune v. United States Casualty Company
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided February 21, 1964No. Civ. A. 8749PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, District Judge.
REASONS FOR DIRECTED VERDICT'
Gilton Lejeune brought this malpractice suit for himself individually and for and in behalf of his minor children, against United States Casualty Company and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, who were insurance carriers for Dr. Roderick Perron and Dr. Frank. Savoy, Jr. Dr. Perron was the attending physician for plaintiff’s wife and Dr. Savoy assisted him and operated the Savoy Hospital where she was confined during her last illness. Mrs. Lejeune died following the birth of a stillborn child from an infection coupled with pulmonary…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Meyer v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Favalora v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Phelps v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Davis v. Virginian Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Andrepont v. OchsnerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Pittman Construction Co. v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Bush v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Harold E. Hayward v. Dr. Dean H. EcholsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966