HIGGINS v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES

No. 83 CA 0624.

451 So.2d 142 (1984)

Dr. Rodney HIGGINS v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES d/b/a Charity Hospital of La. and Rockwood Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 29, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo Herrington, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee Dr. Rodney Higgins.

A. Clay Pierce, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants State of Louisiana, Dept. of Health & Human Resources d/b/a Charity Hosp. of La. and Rockwood Ins. Co.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and ALFORD, JJ.


ALFORD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, on a rule to show cause. Plaintiff-appellee, Dr. Rodney Higgins, was awarded, among other items of damage, $37,464.00 for the non-professional nursing care rendered to him by his mother, Mildred Higgins, from January 11, 1980—April 18, 1982, at the rate of $3.50 per hour.

The original trial on the merits in this case determined that...

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