ARGUS v. SCHEPPEGRELL

No. 83-CA-496.

459 So.2d 238 (1984)

Billie J. Argus, wife of/and Herbert ARGUS v. William C. SCHEPPEGRELL, Jr., M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1984.

Writ Granted March 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Kewley and Bruce A. North, Molony, Nolan, North & Riess, Metairie, and William J. Scheffler, III, Gretna, for Billie J. Argus, wife of/and Herbert Argus, plaintiffs-appellants.

Dominic J. Gianna and John D. Person, Hammett, Leake & Hammett, New Orleans, for William C. Scheppegrell, Jr., M.D., defendant-appellee.

Before BOUTALL, CURRAULT, and DUFRESNE, Jr., JJ.


BOUTALL, Judge.

This case arises from a wrongful death action against a physician brought by parents for the death of their daughter. The plaintiffs appeal a judgment in favor of the defendant.

Cynthia Argus ("Cindy"), nineteen years old, swallowed an undetermined number of tuinal tablets prescribed by Dr. William C. Scheppegrell, Jr., on August 17, 1977, became comatose, and on September 19, 1977 expired without regaining consciousness. Cindy had visited...

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