LEAVITT v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL

No. 13975.

396 So.2d 406 (1981)

Esther Brumm LEAVITT v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL and Insurance Company of North America.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

March 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Gleason, Mandeville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Lawrence J. Centola, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before ELLIS, COLE and WATKINS, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether or not plaintiffs-appellees proved defendant-appellant's negligence by a preponderance of the evidence. Because we find no manifest error, we affirm the judgment in appellees' favor.

Esther Brumm Leavitt, age 57, was admitted into St. Tammy Parish Hospital on February 10, 1975, suffering from severe congestive heart failure and diabetes. Because she was weak and taking several drugs which could affect her mental...

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