EUGENE v. DOUGLAS

No. 4846.

260 So.2d 69 (1972)

James A. EUGENE v. Dr. Karl L. DOUGLAS and St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1972.

Writ Refused May 18, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Oubre, Norco, for plaintiff-appellee.

Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Matthews & Schumacher, H. Martin Hunley, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant appellee and defendant appellant.

Before REGAN, REDMANN and BOUTALL, JJ.


REDMANN, Judge.

Defendant insurer of a now-deceased dentist, Dr. Karl Douglas, appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict for $6,500 as damages for a broken jaw which plaintiff suffered during a tooth extraction by defendant's insured.

Dr. Douglas died while the suit was pending. The only evidence from him is in the form of answers to interrogatories, which were general in nature and of little value in deciding the issue, which is whether he failed to meet...

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