KELTY v. BRUMFIELD

No. 89-C-2398.

559 So.2d 907 (1990)

Lynn Beaucoudray, Wife of/and James Edward KELTY, Jr., etc. v. Fred O. BRUMFIELD, M.D., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 29, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth V. Ward, Jr., Metairie, for respondents.

Ambrose K. Ramsey, III, Baton Rouge, for relator.

LOBRANO, PLOTKIN and BECKER, JJ.


BECKER, Judge.

Plaintiffs filed a medical malpractice action against Dr. Fred Brumfield and Southern Baptist Hospital as well as the Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund (LPCF). The doctor and the hospital settled the claims against them and the matter went to trial on November 17, 1987, against the LPCF apparently by stipulation. Judgment was rendered against the LPCF in the amount of $500,000.00, subject to a credit of $200,000.00. However, the trial court refused...

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