Legal Opinion
Andry v. Maryland Casualty Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 8, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 13268-BPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK B. ELLIS, District Judge.
This medical malpractice action against a doctor’s insurer, based on diversity of citizenship, entangled plaintiff in a web of Louisiana prescription rules. The law prevents extrication.
I. Introduction
On or about August 5, 1960, the plaintiff, Edwin Andry, was treated at a local *144hospital by three doctors in an allegedly negligent manner. Within a year two lawsuits were filed, one in State Court and the other in Federal Court. The State Court case, No. 393-231, on Docket 4 of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, named as defendants the hospital,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Phelps v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United Transportation Union, Etc. v. Florida East Coast Railway Company Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Levy v. StellyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Breaux v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Joseph S. McDermott v. Crown Zellerbach Corporation, Main Mutual Insurance Company of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Costello v. American Casualty Co. of ReadingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
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