Legal Opinion
Grant v. Touro Infirmary
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 5, 1969No. 49185, 49201PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONSOLIDATED
McCALEB, Justice.
Mrs. Monty Tyler Grant underwent abdominal surgery at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans on January 2, 1962. A gauze sponge was left in Mrs. Grant which was surgically removed on August 31, 1962. Mr. and Mrs. Grant then filed this suit for damages against Touro Infirmary and its insurer, Hardware Mutual Casualty Company (hereinafter referred to as Hardware), and also against New Amsterdam Casualty Company (hereinafter referred to as Amsterdam), the liability insurer of the operating surgeon, Dr. Abe Golden, who was not joined as a party-defendant.
Hardware denied the…
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