DOUZART v. JONES

No. 19552-CA.

528 So.2d 602 (1988)

Ambrose DOUZART, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of the Minor Child, Andranita D. Douzart, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. Emily JONES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 4, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald R. Miller, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts by Caldwell Roberts, Shreveport, for defendants-appellees.

Before MARVIN, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and NORRIS, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this medical malpractice action for damages to a child injured at birth, the parents appeal a judgment based on a jury verdict rejecting their demands.

The issues concern the credibility of the mother of the child and whether the defendant doctor breached the standard of care. We find no manifest or clear error and affirm. Virgil v. American Guar. & Liability Ins., 507 So.2d 825 (La.1987).

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