WEBER v. CHARITY HOSP. OF LA. AT NEW ORLEANS

No. CA 1853.

459 So.2d 705 (1984)

Shirley Weber, wife of/and William WEBER, individually and on Behalf of their minor daughter, Gaynell Weber v. CHARITY HOSPITAL OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS and Interstate Blood Bank of Louisiana, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Granted January 14, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orlando G. Bendana, Wayne H. Carlton, Jr., New Orleans, for appellant.

John C. Combe, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for appellee-Interstate Blood Bank of Louisiana, Inc.

J. Thomas Nelson, New Orleans, for appellee-Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans.

Mark C. Landry of Newman, Drolla, Mathis, Brady & Wakefield, New Orleans, for appellee/defendant-in-rule—Thomas D. McCaffery, Jr., M.D.

Before CIACCIO, LOBRANO and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


CIACCIO, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment dismissing their suit against Charity Hospital and Interstate Blood Bank, Inc. Plaintiffs had sued to recover for damages suffered by Gaynell Weber when she contracted hepatitis after receiving blood transfusions. The trial court reasoned that defendants should be dismissed because plaintiffs had previously released other solidary obligors and had not specifically reserved their rights against defendants. We affirm...

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