CHAUVIN v. W. JEFFERSON MENTAL H. CTR.

No. 91-CA-921.

597 So.2d 134 (1992)

Angelina CHAUVIN, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor Daughter, Angie Mary Chauvin v. WEST JEFFERSON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, a DIVISION OF the LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES, and Dr. Helen Mason.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 31, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Caplan, New Orleans, for plaintiffs, appellants.

Richard Ieyoub, Kelly and Davenport, New Orleans, for defendants, appellees.

Before GAUDIN, DUFRESNE and GOTHARD, JJ.


GOTHARD, Judge.

In this medical malpractice suit, Angelina Chauvin, individually and in behalf of her two minor daughters, seeks damages for the death by suicide of her husband, David Chauvin.

The decedent, thirty years old, had been a psychiatric patient at West Jefferson Mental Center (WJMHC) since his teens. He was deemed to be borderline mentally retarded, was chronically depressed, and had at times abused alcohol and drugs. He worked spasmodically as...

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