Whyte v. American Motorists Insurance Co.

GLADNEY, Judge.

Plaintiff, John R. Whyte, instituted this action alleging Dr. Denny E. Gamble, a licensed chiropodist practicing in Shreveport, and his liability insurer, the American Motorist Insurance Company, are liable to him in damages occasioned by acts of negligence in the performance of professional services. The judgment rendered after trial went against plaintiff who has taken this appeal.

The petition alleges for a cause of action that: Dr. Gamble exceeded his statutory authority in performing surgical procedure of a major nature and by using a knife for the correction of a deformity…