DISTEFANO v. BELL

No. 88 CA 0449.

544 So.2d 567 (1989)

Sylvia R. DISTEFANO v. Martin L. BELL, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Irving, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Sylvia R. Distefano.

Daniel Reed, Gary L. Boland, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Martin L. Bell, M.D.

Before WATKINS, CRAIN and ALFORD, JJ.


WATKINS, Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant, Sylvia R. Distefano, sued her doctor, Martin L. Bell, for damages resulting from complications arising after surgery. The case was tried before a judge who dismissed the plaintiff's claims. We affirm.

The sole issue before us on appeal is whether Dr. Bell made sufficient disclosures to Mrs. Distefano, prior to performing the surgery, to obtain her informed consent to the operation.

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