Legal Opinion
Mike v. Maxwell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 28, 1991No. 89 CA 2051PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
577 So.2d 1090 (1991)
Sal MIKE, Jr.
v.
Ralph MAXWELL, III, M.D.
No. 89 CA 2051.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
March 28, 1991.
Leonard Yokum, Jr., Hammond, for plaintiff-appellant.
Edward J. Rice, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.
Before EDWARDS, WATKINS and LeBLANC, JJ.
WATKINS, Judge.
Sal Mike, Jr. sued Dr. Ralph Maxwell, III for medical malpractice in the performance of a "radial keratotomy" (RK) on the left eye, a surgical procedure specifically intended to reduce nearsightedness. Following a non-jury trial on the merits, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of Dr.…
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