JOHN v. FELTON

No. CA-7023.

507 So.2d 884 (1987)

Gertie John, Wife of/and Percy JOHN v. Dr. Samuel FELTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mopsik & Cerullo, Thomas Cerullo, J.D., P.C., Norman Mopsik, J.D., P.C., New Orleans, for plaintiffs-defendants Gertie John, Wife of/and Percy John.

Blue, Williams & Buckley, Stephen M. Pizzo and Brian C. Bossier, Metairie, for defendant-appellee Dr. Samuel Felton.

Before REDMANN, C.J., and KLEES and WARD, JJ.


KLEES, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the dismissal of her action for injuries she allegedly suffered as a result of the extraction of her tooth. We affirm.

On the evening of March 17, 1982, plaintiff went to Dr. Samuel Felton complaining of a toothache. After determining that one of plaintiff's molars needed to be removed, Dr. Felton gave her an injection of anesthetic to deaden that area of her mouth. His first attempt to remove the tooth was unsuccessful, but...

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