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

No. 6910.

371 So.2d 843 (1979)

Mrs. Jean Tannis STEELE, wife of and Gene Steele, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY and Dr. Richard J. Clement, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond D. Fuljenz, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Wiedemann & Fransen, by A. Remy Fransen, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, CUTRER and STOKER, JJ.

STOKER, Judge.

This is a medical malpractice action brought by a patient and her husband against her doctor and his insurer. The doctor performed a hysterectomy for plaintiff, Jean Steele. In the course of trial, the charge of malpractice was limited to the allegation that plaintiff's doctor, Dr. Richard J. Clement, led her to believe the surgery was imperatively necessary without informing her of an alternative procedure through which she could retain her ability...

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