Jandreau v. Rodriguez

ARCHIBALD, Justice.

On appeal by the plaintiff from the dismissal by the Justice below of a motion that the defendant be found guilty of contempt of court.

During the pendency of this civil action (medical malpractice), the plaintiff took the deposition of a doctor. Subsequently, the defendant wrote the deponent a letter describing the technique used in the surgical procedure under attack and included the following sentences:

“I would like to have the opportunity to discuss with you at some length, your testimony in the case of Huey Jandreau.

As you can well understand, this is very important to…