Legal Opinion
McCann v. Baton Rouge General Hospital
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 26, 1973No. 52377PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
276 So.2d 259 (1973)
Walter L. McCANN, Individually and on behalf of his son, Alvin E. McCann
v.
BATON ROUGE GENERAL HOSPITAL et al.
No. 52377.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 26, 1973.
Rehearing Denied May 7, 1973.
McCollister, Belcher, McCleary & Fazio, Neil H. Mixon, Jr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-applicant.
Seale, Smith & Phelps, Donald S. Zuber, Baton Rouge, for defendants-respondents.
SANDERS, Chief Justice.
This negligence action presents, on its pleadings, a single issue: the applicability of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to untoward injury in the course of medical treatment. This…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Day v. National US Radiator CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Pilie v. National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Ray v. Ameri-Care HospitalLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Percle v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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