NELSON v. MARRUS

No. 13140.

343 So.2d 740 (1977)

Arthur NELSON, Jr., et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Dr. Ronald H. MARRUS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Anderson, and C. Don McNeill, Shreveport, for plaintiffs-appellants, Arthur Nelson, Jr. and Mrs. Corine Nelson.

Cook, Clark, Egan, Yancey & King, by Sidney E. Cook, Shreveport, for defendantsappellees, Dr. Ronald H. Marrus, et al.

Before PRICE, MARVIN and JONES, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this medical malpractice action, plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their demands on defendants' motion for summary judgment. We find the summary judgment to have been improperly granted and reverse and remand.

The 32-year-old plaintiff wife, Mrs. Nelson, was a patient of defendant, Dr. Marrus, during and after her pregnancy. She miscarried on August 1, 1974, about the fifth month of her term, as she had done in five previous pregnancies...

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