WILLIAMS v. FIELDS

No. 89-458.

570 So.2d 20 (1990)

Lovenia WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. E.S. FIELDS, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 1990.

Writ Denied January 11, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kermit A. Doucet, Lafayette, for plaintiff/ appellant.

Durio, McGoffin & Stagg, Stacy Lee, William Stagg, Lafayette for defendant/appellee.

Before DOUCET, YELVERTON and KING, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of a doctor in a suit to recover damages for disfiguring scars following surgical removal of tattoos. We reverse and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings.

Lovenia Williams had several homemade tattoos on her arms and legs that she wanted removed. She consulted with and authorized Eugene S. Fields, a medical doctor, to remove them. On March 27, 1985, she executed a consent...

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