SMITH v. GOTTSEGEN

No. 88-CA-425.

535 So.2d 1330 (1988)

Ralph L. SMITH v. Warren L. GOTTSEGEN, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna S. Cummings, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lawrence L. McNamara, Lisa M. Tompkins, Elaine W. Selle, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before CHEHARDY, KLIEBERT and WICKER, JJ.


WICKER, Judge.

This appeal arises from a medical malpractice suit filed on behalf of Ralph L. Smith, plaintiff/appellant, against Dr. Warren L. Gottsegen, defendant/appellee.1 The trial judge rendered judgment in favor of Dr. Gottsegen, dismissing Smith's suit. Smith now appeals. We affirm.

Smith was injured in an automobile accident in 1980. Following the accident he received treatment from Dr. Otearo, a general physician. On...

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