Legal Opinion
Lugenbuhl v. Dowling
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 10, 1997No. 96-C-1575PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
701 So.2d 447 (1997)
Milton C. LUGENBUHL, et al.
v.
Dr. James DOWLING, et al.
Wenonah Lugenbuhl, Wife of/and Milton C. LUGENBUHL, Jr. et al.
v.
James B. DOWLING, M.D., et al.
No. 96-C-1575.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 10, 1997.
Rehearing Denied November 21, 1997.
Stewart Earl Niles, Jr., Patricia Anne Bethancourt, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for Applicant.
John Wayne Mumphrey, for Respondent.
LEMMON, Justice.
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