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MEGASON v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO.

No. 6008.

355 So.2d 945 (1977)

Shirline Horton MEGASON et vir., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 1977.

Writ Refused November 11, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Sanders, Winnfield, for plaintiffsappellants.

Lunn, Irion, Switzer, Johnson & Salley by Jack Carlisle, Shreveport, Gold, Hall, Hammill & Little by Leo Gold, Alexandria, Brittain & Williams by Jack O. Brittain, Natchitoches, for defendants-appellees.

Before HOOD, FORET and HEARD, JJ.

HOOD, Judge.

Mr. and Mrs. Olin Travis Megason claim damages for injuries sustained by Mrs. Megason when a laparotomy pad was left in her abdominal cavity following surgery. The suit was instituted against the hospital, the chief surgeon, the assisting surgeon, and their insurers. Plaintiffs settled their claims against the hospital and the chief surgeon prior to trial, and the suit was tried only on their claim against the assisting

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