CARTER v. PHILLIPS

No. 5341.

325 So.2d 337 (1975)

Elsie CARTER, Plaintiff-Relator, v. Dr. R. Bruce PHILLIPS, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 28, 1976.

Writ Granted January 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Broussard, Jr., Neblett, Fuhrer & Broussard, Alexandria, for plaintiff-relator.

Provosty & Sadler by LeDoux R. Provosty, Jr., Alexandria, for defendant-respondent.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER, MILLER, DOMENGEAUX, WATSON and GUIDRY, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

We granted this Writ of Certiorari to review an order of the district judge that the plaintiff-relator furnish security for costs, as provided for under LSA-R.S. 13:4522. The substantial issue is whether the district judge erred in issuing the order without the introduction of evidence by the defendant to show the necessity for and the amount of the bond for costs.

The record shows that this is a medical malpractice case for damages in the...

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