Legal Opinion
Sabella v. Baton Rouge General Hospital
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 22, 1981No. 14441PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
408 So.2d 382 (1981)
Tina M. SABELLA
v.
BATON ROUGE GENERAL HOSPITAL.
No. 14441.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
December 22, 1981.
William H. Cooper, Jr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant, Tina M. Sabella.
George K. Anding, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee, Baton Rouge General Hospital.
Before ELLIS, LOTTINGER and PONDER, JJ.
PONDER, Judge.
Plaintiff appealed from an adverse jury verdict in a tort suit for injuries sustained in a fall at a hospital.
The issue is the correctness of the trial judge's refusal to submit a jury instruction concerning res ipsa loquitur.
We reverse and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ray v. Ameri-Care HospitalLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Alexander v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Goodeaux v. Martin Hospital, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Hebert v. Gulf States UtilitiesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Ewen v. Baton Rouge General HospitalLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Cherry v. HerquesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- Galloway v. IoppoloLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
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