Legal Opinion
Wells v. McGehee
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 7, 1949No. 3097PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On the afternoon of February 19th, 1941, Helen Elsie Wells, 7 years of age and the daughter of the plaintiff, Mrs. Nell O. Wells, was playing on the school grounds of the Franklinton Grammar School and fell and sustained a Colle's fracture of the right fore arm. She was taken to the office of the defendant, Dr. W. R. McGehee, where she was administered an anesthetic, viz.: Chloroform, and died within a few minutes. Plaintiff therefore filed this suit in which she charges that Dr. McGehee was guilty of malpractice in that he administered the anesthetic without having made any preliminary…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Ewing v. GoodeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1897
- McGraw v. KerrColorado Court of Appeals · 1912
- Loudon v. ScottMontana Supreme Court · 1920
- Miller v. TolesMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
- Moore v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Meyer v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Favalora v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Meyer v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
- Percle v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Chambers v. NottebaumDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1957
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