Legal Opinion

Hondroulis v. Schuhmacher

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 19, 1989No. 88-C-0600PublishedCited by 147 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

553 So.2d 398 (1988)

Viola K. HONDROULIS

v.

John SCHUHMACHER, M.D.[*]

No. 88-C-0600.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 12, 1988.

Rehearing Granted December 1, 1988.

Dissenting Opinion December 1, 1988.

On Rehearing June 19, 1989.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 1989.

Trevor G. Bryan, Jefferson, Bryan, Gray & Jupiter, New Orleans, for applicant.

Edward Rice, Jr., Lisa D. Newman, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, for respondent.

WATSON, Justice.

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Also in this document: Dissent · Dennis; Concurrence; Dissent · Watson.

2Cases cited116 opinions

  1. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  5. Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925

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3Cited by147 opinions

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