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ROBERTS v. RUSSO

No. 12171.

400 So.2d 354 (1981)

James ROBERTS v. Courtney L. RUSSO, M. D., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Martin Hunley, Jr., and Lynne W. Wasserman, New Orleans, for relator.

Carl J. Schumacher, Jr., New Orleans, for respondent.

Before SAMUEL, REDMANN and BOUTALL, JJ.

SAMUEL, Judge.

Plaintiff's petition alleges: He underwent two surgical procedures as a result of a back injury. The first, a lumbar laminectomy, was performed by the defendant, Dr. Courtney L. Russo, on April 29, 1977. The second, a hemilaminectomy, was performed by the other individual defendant, Dr. Michael E. Carey, on November 2, 1977. Dr. Russo assisted Dr. Carey in the second operation. Dr. Russo was negligent in the first operation and both surgeons were negligent...

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