Legal Opinion
Avilez v. South Jefferson General Hospital
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 31, 1981No. 12043PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLIEBERT, Judge.
On May 26, 1978, JoAnne Avilez (hereinafter “Avilez”), plaintiff-appellee, struck her hand through a glass door at her home and was admitted to South Jefferson General Hospital (hereinafter “South Jefferson”), for surgery and skin graft to her hand. After the operation, Avilez was returned to her hospital room for the usual post-operative treatment. At approximately 6:00 o’clock A.M. the following morning, plaintiff awoke and went to the bathroom. While enroute to the bathroom, Avilez began to feel sick and lightheaded. She pulled the emergency light button for assistance but…
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