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KEYWORTH v. SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITALS, INC.

No. CA-7622.

524 So.2d 56 (1988)

Edith Reed Keyworth, wife of/and Charles L. KEYWORTH v. SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITALS, INC., a/k/a Southern Baptist Hospital.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writs Denied May 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.D. Freeman, Charlotte A. Hayes, Satterlee, Mestayer and Freeman, New Orleans, for plaintiffs.

William S. Penick, Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Dennery, Hunley, Moss & Frilot, Susan E. Henning, New Orleans, S. Alfred Adams, Carruth, Cooper, and Adams, Baton Rouge, for defendant.

Before BARRY, LOBRANO and CADE, JJ.

BARRY, Judge.

This medical malpractice suit resulted from a fall in Southern Baptist Hospital. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Baptist. Plaintiffs moved for a new trial and judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The J.N.O.V. was granted1 and the court awarded $225,000 for general damages and $60,897.30 for medical expenses.

On February 3, 1980 Edith Keyworth, 62 years old, suffered a stroke and was admitted to Baptist's...

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