Herbert v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

Plaintiff brought this suit for damages, ex delicto, for injuries received in the administration of a spinal anesthetic before surgery. Defendants were the anesthesiologist, the attending physician, the surgeon, the hospital, and their insurers. After a jury trial, the district court rendered judgment in favor of all defendants. Plaintiff appealed. Because of the erroneous exclusion of evidence and improper instructions to the jury, the Court of Appeal reversed the district court judgment and remanded the case for a new trial. 193 So.2d 330.- On application of the defendants, we denied writs,…