MALTBY v. GAUTHIER

No. 87-CA-856.

526 So.2d 455 (1988)

Robert M. MALTBY, Individually, and for and on Behalf of his Wife, and Robin Posey Maltby v. Kohlmann GAUTHIER, M.D., Metairie General Hospital, Certain Members of its Staff and their Insurers.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 16, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Ferrara, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

M. Arnaud Pilié, René A. Curry, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before CHEHARDY, KLIEBERT and DUFRESNE, JJ.


DUFRESNE, Judge.

This is an appeal by Robert and Robin Maltby, plaintiffs-appellants, from a judgment sustaining an exception of res judicata urged by Kathye G. Stevens, executrix of defendant's estate and judicial liquidator of his medical corporation. The sole issue in this case is whether a written settlement agreement entered into by the parties, and compromising plaintiffs' claims for $30,000, is valid, even though no term for performance was included in the...

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