ROSS v. HATCHETTE

No. 3509.

251 So.2d 820 (1971)

Elliot Ray ROSS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Dr. Charles V. HATCHETTE et al., Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

August 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Russell Roberts, of Roberts & Sanders, Metairie, and W. Monroe Stephenson, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hall, Raggio & Farrar, R. W. Farrar, Jr., Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before HOOD, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a medical malpractice case. The plaintiff, Elliot Ray Ross, contends he suffered damages caused by the negligence of the defendant, Dr. Charles V. Hatchette, in failing to properly diagnose and treat a giant cell tumor of the left shoulder. From an adverse judgment, plaintiff appealed.

The facts show that in February of 1961, while driving a truck for Younger Brothers, Inc., plaintiff was involved in an accident. He received injuries...

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