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WELLS v. WOMAN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

No. 9510.

286 So.2d 439 (1973)

Jessie WELLS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WOMAN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION et al., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 4, 1974.

Writ Refused February 1, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard P. Elliott, Jr., Baton Rouge, for La. Health & Soc. & Rehab. Services Administration.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Jr., Baton Rouge, for appellee.

Before SARTAIN, TUCKER and WATSON, JJ.

SARTAIN, Judge.

This is a suit for damages allegedly caused by the leaving of an iodoform gauze pad inside plaintiff's abdomen following treatment for an infected abdominal incision. Named as defendants in the suit were Dr. Joseph A. Farris, his liability insurer, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, the Baton Rouge Woman's Foundation Hospital, and the State of Louisiana through the State Department of Hospitals. Plaintiff dismissed her suit as to Dr. Farris...

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