Legal Opinion

Galloway v. Baton Rouge General Hosp.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 1, 1992No. 91-C-2278PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

602 So.2d 1003 (1992)

GALLOWAY, et al.

v.

BATON ROUGE GENERAL HOSPITAL, et al.

No. 91-C-2278.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

July 1, 1992.

Leslie J. Schiff, Sandoz, Sandoz & Schiff, Opelousas, for applicant.

Felix R. Weill, Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner, Baton Rouge, for respondent.

CALOGERO, Chief Justice.

On August 20, 1979, Mrs. Ora Fay Galloway entered the Baton Rouge General Hospital for neck surgery to be performed by Dr. Anthony S. Ioppolo.[1] When the surgery was completed, at about 5:00 p.m., Mrs. Galloway was taken to the recovery room where she remained until approximately 7:15 p.m. At that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gonzales v. Xerox Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  2. Boudreaux v. American Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  3. Everett v. GoldmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  4. Hunt v. Bogalusa Community Medical CenterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  5. Williams v. KushnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989

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3Cited by58 opinions

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