Legal Opinion
Moosa v. Abdalla
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 2, 1965No. 47701PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
This child-custody proceeding raises the question of whether a physician-patient privilege exists in- Louisiana civil actions.
On May 15, 1964, the district court rendered a judgment of separation between the litigants. Based upon a stipulation of the parties, the court awarded to the mother, Joann Abdalla, custody of the three minor children, subject to visitation by the father. The court granted to the father the right to keep the children with him during the months of June and August of each year.
On January 21, 1965, the mother filed a rule nisi seeking to have the court…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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