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ADAMS v. EYE, EAR, NOSE & THROAT HOSPITAL

No. 8100.

346 So.2d 327 (1977)

Leonard ADAMS v. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT HOSPITAL, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Giraud, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, H. Martin Hunley, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Adams & Reese, Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before REDMANN, SCHOTT and MORIAL, JJ.

MORIAL, Judge.

This is a medical malpractice action by Leonard Adams against defendants Dr. Harry B. Caplan and The Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital (EENT). Following a cataract operation, plaintiff developed an infection in his left eye which necessitated the surgical removal of the eye. Plaintiff alleged that the infection was due to the negligence of Dr. Caplan, the ophthalmologist who performed the surgery and the EENT staff because the organism citrobacter...

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