Speights v. Caldwell Memorial Hospital

FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

Bonnie Lynn Speights sued Caldwell Memorial Hospital and Dr. H.H. Winters, III, for alleged malpractice. The trial judge sustained an exception of prescription. Mrs. Speights appeals that judgment. We affirm for the following reasons.

In April of 1980, Mrs. Speights entered Caldwell Memorial Hospital for the purpose of having her Fallopian tubes tied to prevent conception. She alleges that after the operation Dr. Winters represented to her that her IUD (interuterine device) had been removed. Some time later she began experiencing increased discomfort during…