COUSINS v. HENRY

No. 7402.

332 So.2d 506 (1976)

Francis COUSINS v. Dr. Royce HENRY and Travelers Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 18, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephenson & Fineran, Patrick C. Kelley, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Steward E. Niles, Jr. and John J. Weigel, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before SAMUEL, BOUTALL and BEER, JJ.


BEER, Judge.

At first blush, the generally uncontested fundamental facts1 of this episode give rise to a mind's eye picture of the stereotype visit to the "painless" dentist in a wild west "B" movie. For, here, we are to deal with plaintiff's claim that he suffered a broken arm occasioned in the course of a single tooth extration! Certainly, it is difficult to gainsay the proposition that a patient, seeking such professional services from...

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