CHAROULEAU v. CHARITY HOSPITAL OF LA. AT NEW ORLEANS

No. 6895.

319 So.2d 464 (1975)

Edward J. CHAROULEAU v. CHARITY HOSPITAL OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 9, 1975.

Writ Refused November 25, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levy & Smith, Adolph J. Levy, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

H. M. Westholz, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before GULOTTA, STOULIG, and MORIAL, JJ.


MORIAL, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the dismissal of his action for damages arising out of the suicidal death of his wife in the Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans (Hospital).

On April 5, 1966 at approximately 9:15 P.M., Mrs. Florence Charouleau arrived at the Hospital emergency room seeking treatment. She was seen by a staff physician (Dr. Youngblood) who requested that she be seen by a psychiatric resident, Dr. William G. Walters, because of the nature...

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