Legal Opinion
Estate of Anderson v. Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 17, 1989No. 88-CA-0858PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEES, Judge.
This suit arises out of the death of Ms. Adline Anderson which occurred while she was a patient at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. Plaintiffs sued Charity Hospital and the State of Louisiana claiming negligence on the part of Charity Hospital caused Ms. Anderson’s death. From a trial court judgment rendered in favor of Charity Hospital, the plaintiff appeals. We affirm.
Ms. Anderson went to Charity Hospital’s emergency room on January 11, 1984 at 4;00 p.m. to have an abscess on her arm lanced. The abscess was due to intravenous drug abuse. The deceased’s history of drug use…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hunt v. Bogalusa Community Medical CenterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Smith v. DoeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
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