Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Gauthier
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 5, 1972No. 4731PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUTALL, Judge.
This is a medical malpractice case filed against a doctor charging him with professional negligence occurring during treatment in January and February, 1959. It is alleged that plaintiff had a spontaneous abortion, and that in the ensuing treatment, the doctor failed to remove retained placental material. As a result, another operation was caused several months later in which a hysterectomy was necessitated. The trial court awarded judgment in favor of plaintiff, and the defendant doctor appeals.
The general facts are these. Mrs. Melba Lee Carpenter Johns was a patient of Dr.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Meyer v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Uter v. Bone and Joint ClinicSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- Zachary v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Foster v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
3Cited by3 opinions
- Pope v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Daigle v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Carpenter v. GauthierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972