GEORGE v. PHOENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY

No. 20778.

328 F.2d 430 (1964)

Robert J. GEORGE, Individually and for the Use and Benefit of his minor children, Robert J. George, Jr., Louis Sanford George, II and Janice Marie George, Appellants, v. PHOENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 24, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Cobb, Baton Rouge, La., for appellants.

G. T. Owen, Jr., Baton Rouge, La., Borron, Owen, Borron & Delahaye, Baton Rouge, La., of counsel, for appellee.

Before CAMERON, WISDOM, and GEWIN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is a malpractice action against one of the defendant's insureds, a practicing physician in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The plaintiff alleged that his wife died as a result of the insured's negligence and malpractice. At the close of the plaintiff's case, the district court dismissed the action, under Rule 41(b), for failure to show a right to relief. The district court found:

"Here the plaintiff has failed to prove by any evidence the degree...

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