VALERIE v. FORET

No. 88-265.

544 So.2d 737 (1989)

Vivian VALERIE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lynn E. FORET, M.D., a Professional Medical Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 24, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Patrick, Vivian Valerie, in Pro. Per., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Brame, Bergstedt & Brame, John E. Bergstedt, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before FORET, YELVERTON and KING, JJ.


KING, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether or not the trial court was correct in sustaining defendant's peremptory exception of prescription and dismissing plaintiff's suit for medical malpractice.

On January 14, 1986, Vivian Valerie (hereinafter plaintiff) filed a complaint against Dr. Lynn Foret (hereinafter defendant) with the Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance. This complaint alleged that defendant had committed medical malpractice...

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