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GARRISON v. HOTEL DIEU

No. 6930.

319 So.2d 557 (1975)

Jim GARRISON v. HOTEL DIEU and Pacific Employers Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 9, 1975.

Writ Refused November 21, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tucker, Schonekas & Garrison, Jim Garrison, New Orleans, in pro per.

Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, H. Martin Hunley, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Before SAMUEL, STOULIG and BOUTALL, JJ.

STOULIG, Judge.

Plaintiff, Jim Garrison, was awarded a judgment of $109,400, based upon a jury verdict in this amount, for a back infection he allegedly incurred because hospital personnel negligently "impelled" him to take a shower the day following surgery which allegedly resulted in a staphylococcal infection. Defendants, the Hotel Dieu Hospital and its insurer, Pacific Employers Insurance Company, have appealed suspensively.

We reverse. The record does...

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