LOTT v. HALEY

No. 63327.

370 So.2d 521 (1979)

Leighton LOTT v. T. J. HALEY, M. D., J. Ray McDermott Company, Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin J. Bordelon, Jr., Andrew P. Carter, Monroe & Lemann, New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.

John V. Parker, Sanders, Downing, Kean & Cazedessus, Baton Rouge, amicus curiae for Louisiana State Medical Society.

Robert D. Bjork, Jr., Adams & Reese, New Orleans, for T. J. Haley and Aetna Casualty and Surety Co.

John J. Weigel, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for J. Ray McDermott Co.


MARCUS, Justice.

On March 21, 1977, Leighton Lott filed suit for damages against Dr. T. J. Haley and J. Ray McDermott Company. Subsequently, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, medical malpractice insurer of Dr. Haley, was also made a party defendant.

It is alleged that on January 21, 1972, plaintiff underwent a medical examination by Dr. Haley at the request of McDermott to determine whether he was physically fit to continue his employment as a deep-sea...

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