Karl J. Pizzalotto, MD, Ltd. v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
437 So.2d 859 (1983)
KARL J. PIZZALOTTO, M.D., LTD.
v.
Dietrich WILSON.
No. 82-C-1142.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 2, 1983.
Rehearings Denied October 7, 1983.
Roy Maughan, Maughan & Atkinson, Ltd., Baton Rouge, for defendant-applicant.
W. Luther Wilson, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-respondents.
DENNIS, Justice.
In this case the trial jury and the court of appeal, 411 So.2d 1150, refused to hold a surgeon liable for removing a woman's reproductive organs without her consent. We reverse. The evidence presents no reasonable basis for finding that the woman…
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