HOLLIDAY v. PEDEN

No. 11888.

359 So.2d 640 (1978)

Randall C. HOLLIDAY v. Dr. Robert PEDEN, Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 1, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard E. Kiefer, Baton Rouge, of counsel, for plaintiff-appellant Randall C. Holliday.

E. Kenneth Barnette, Baton Rouge, of counsel, for defendant-appellee Dr. Robert Peden.

Roger M. Fritchie, Baton Rouge, of counsel, for defendant-appellee Our Lady of the Lake Hospital.

Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr., New Orleans, of counsel, for defendant-appellee Ethicon, Inc.

Before BLANCHE, COVINGTON and CHIASSON, JJ.


CHIASSON, Judge.

This is an action in tort for personal injuries, medical expenses and lost wages by plaintiff, Mr. Randall C. Holliday, against the defendants, Dr. Robert Peden, the physician who performed a tonsillectomy operation upon plaintiff, Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, the place where the operation was performed, and Ethicon, Inc., the manufacturer of the surgical needle.

After removal of plaintiff's tonsils and while Dr. Peden was suturing the incisions...

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