Lejeune v. Rayne Branch Hosp.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
556 So.2d 559 (1990)
Mable LEJEUNE, Individually, and as Succession Representative of Estate of Rayo Lejeune
v.
RAYNE BRANCH HOSPITAL.
No. 89-CC-0575.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
February 5, 1990.
Rehearing Denied March 22, 1990.
William J. Mitchell, II, Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner, Baton Rouge, for applicant.
Thomas E. Guilbeau, Lead Atty., Patrick L. Michot, Lafayette, for respondent.
CALOGERO, Justice.
Damages for mental pain and anguish are generally allowed in tort cases in Louisiana.[1] Nonetheless, mental pain and anguish sustained by a person not directly injured, because of the negligent…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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