VILLETTO v. WEILBAECHER

No. 9538.

377 So.2d 132 (1979)

Ruth VILLETTO v. Dr. David A. WEILBAECHER et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

As Amended October 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Plotkin and Joseph M. Singerman, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Vance E. Ellefson, Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Before REDMANN, BOUTALL and GARRISON, JJ.


GARRISON, Judge.

On October 12, 1973 plaintiff Ruth Villetto slipped and fractured her left patella. She was admitted to Baptist Hospital where an open reduction and internal fixation of the left patella was performed by defendant Dr. L. Terrell Tyler. A posterior plaster splint and bandages were placed on the leg. After the operation Mrs. Villetto began to complain of a burning sensation on the back of her left calf.

Defendant Dr. David Weilbaecher, Dr. Tyler...

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