Meyer v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
During the morning of June 30, 19S0, in the operating room of Hotel Dieu which is a hospital located in the City of New Orleans, Mrs. Eugenie Meyer Barnett was receiving a general anesthetic, preparatory to the extraction of all of her remaining teeth, when an upper front tooth became dislodged and found its way into one of her lungs.
The tooth was removed from the lung, and thereafter she instituted this suit to recover damages allegedly sustained, she charging malpractice to Dr. Leopold L. Levy, the oral surgeon employed, and to Dr. Evelyn Katz, the performing anesthetist…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Meyer v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
- Roark v. PetersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
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- Comeaux v. MilesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
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