MARGIOTTA v. TRACHTMAN

No. 6651.

310 So.2d 151 (1975)

Mr. S. J. MARGIOTTA and Mrs. Marsha Margiotta, appearing Individually v. Louis TRACHTMAN, M.D. and Westside Pediatric Clinic.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson, Nelson & Lombard, John P. Nelson, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, Albert H. Hanemann, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before REDMANN, LEMMON and GULOTTA, JJ.


LEMMON, Judge.

This is a medical malpractice case. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Margiotta have appealed from a judgment dismissing their suit after a trial on the merits. The issue is whether any substandard professional conduct by Dr. Louis Trachtman caused or contributed to the death of the Margiotta's six-month old daughter.

On April 29, 1971 at approximately 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Margiotta found the infant apparently lifeless in her crib, with a plastic bag (used for...

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