McWARD v. INDEPENDENT FIRE INS. CO.

No. 84-1013.

482 So.2d 984 (1986)

William E. McWARD, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of His Minor Child, Christopher Sean McWard, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INDEPENDENT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woodley and Associates, Edmund E. Woodley, Lake Charles, for defendants-appellants.

Lester A. Robertson and Thomas P. Quirk, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, FORET and DOUCET, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

William E. McWard seeks damages for injuries to his son, Christopher, resulting from a dog bite on the face. On November 27, 1982, Christopher McWard, then age 4, was bitten by the LeBlanc family's dog while he was playing at the home of Forrest LeBlanc. He was taken to the office of his pediatrician, Dr. Foster Kordisch, who referred him to a plastic surgeon, Dr. James G. Dowd. Dr. Dowd sutured the wound and treated Christopher with antibiotics. After...

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