WILEY v. KARAM

No. 15010.

421 So.2d 294 (1982)

Jimmy WILEY, et ux. v. Dr. William P. KARAM, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don J. Hernandez, Franklin, plaintiff-appellant.

Anthony W. Skidmore, New Orleans, for plaintiff.

Carey T. Jones and Nicholas Gachassin, Jr., Gachassin & Capretz, Lafayette, for defendants-appellees.

Before COVINGTON, LEAR and LANIER, JJ.


LANIER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages in tort alleging dental malpractice. The trial court ruled that the plaintiffs-appellants failed to establish a breach of duty (negligence) by a preponderance of the evidence and dismissed their claims. This devolutive appeal followed.

I. FACTS

On September 13, 1979, Mrs. Helen Wiley, wife of Jimmy Wiley, went to the office of Dr. William P. Karam, a dentist, in Franklin, Louisiana. Mrs. Wiley gave Dr. Karam...

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