LeRAY v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE

No. 82-CA-0843.

444 So.2d 1252 (1983)

Randall Albert LeRAY v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Opinion Concurring in Part, Dissenting in Part November 30, 1983.

Concurring Opinion December 1, 1983.

Rehearing Denied February 14, 1984.

Writ Granted April 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul H. Due and Charles F. Duchein, III, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee.

Donald T.W. Phelps, Baton Rouge, and Lloyd W. Hayes, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., Dr. B. Eugene Berry, Drs. Acree, Davis and Berry (A Professional Medical Corp.).

Roger M. Fritchie, H. Evans Scobee, Baton Rouge, Robert E. Leake, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant American Hosp. Supply Corp. (Edwards Laboratories Div.).

Before EDWARDS, WATKINS and SHORTESS, JJ.


EDWARDS, Judge.

Plaintiff obtained a $3,640,000.00 damage judgment against defendant American Hospital Supply Corporation, Edwards Laboratories Division. Edwards Labs appeals. We affirm.

BACKGROUND FACTS

On August 20, 1976, plaintiff was admitted to the Baton Rouge General Hospital, suffering from multiple pulmonary emboli. This is a condition when blood clots (emboli) migrate from the lower extremities and lodge in the lungs, causing decreased respiration...

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