HUNTER v. SISTERS OF CHARITY OF INCANATE WORD

No. 7993.

236 So.2d 565 (1970)

Walter B. HUNTER and Betty H. Hunter, v. SISTERS OF CHARITY OF the INCANATE WORD, d/b/a T. E. Schumpert Memorial Hospital, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvia Roberts, of Brumfield & Brumfield, Baton Rouge, for appellants.

Gerald L. Walter of Kantrow, Spaht, Weaver & Walter, Baton Rouge, for appellees.

Before LANDRY, SARTAIN and ELLIS, JJ.


LANDRY, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the judgment of the trial court sustaining defendant's exception of prescription and dismissing plaintiffs' action in tort for damages allegedly resulting from the negligent placing of Mrs. Hunter in bed while she was a patient in the Schumpert Memorial Hospital (Schumpert), located in Shreveport, Louisiana. We affirm the judgment of the court below.

It is undisputed that the incident giving rise to this litigation occurred...

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