ARSENAUX v. ARSENAUX

Nos. 82-C-1713, 82-C-2346.

428 So.2d 427 (1983)

Anna Margaret Bodden, Wife of Richard ARSENAUX v. Richard ARSENAUX.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger B. Jacobs, Jacobs, Loeffelholz & Trestman, New Orleans, for applicant.

Frank Sloan, Metairie, for respondents.


WATSON, Justice.

The primary issue is whether a wife can claim the physician-patient privilege and her right to privacy to exclude testimony about an alleged abortion in a suit for separation or divorce.

The trial court gave the wife a separation on the ground of abandonment, decreed her free from fault and awarded her custody of a minor son, Andre. Alimony and child support were fixed at $550 per month.

The husband had reconvened for a divorce, alleging...

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