HIGGENBOTHAM v. OCHSNER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL

No. 77-2310.

607 F.2d 653 (1979)

Mary Diane HIGGENBOTHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OCHSNER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 27, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darleen M. Jacobs, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry Alsobrook, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAY, RUBIN, and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Too often the apparent shortcut to decision by way of an inviting motion for summary judgment turns out to be a difficult and time wasting detour. Allured by the defendant's invitation, the trial judge in this case dismissed summarily a medical malpractice suit on the basis that the claim had prescribed. We conclude that he turned off the main road too soon.

Relying on diversity of citizenship, and, therefore, making our decision...

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