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JONES v. LEVY

No. 87-CA-677.

520 So.2d 457 (1988)

Betty Jean JONES v. Russell LEVY, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 17, 1988.

Writ Denied May 6, 1988.

Reconsideration Denied May 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmond R. Eberle, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas, Hayes and Beahm, Lloyd W. Hayes, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before CHEHARDY, GAUDIN and DUFRESNE, JJ.

CHEHARDY, Chief Judge.

This is a suit in which plaintiff, Betty Jean Jones, seeks damages against Dr. Russell Levy for medical malpractice which allegedly occurred during the course of a lumbar laminectomy operation. The case was tried before a judge who dismissed plaintiff's claim. She appeals.

Dr. Levy performed a lumbar laminectomy on plaintiff on December 11, 1979. While in recovery plaintiff experienced abdominal pain, a drop in blood pressure and an...

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