RICHARDSON v. MOFFETT

No. 91-588.

608 So.2d 275 (1992)

Cynthia RICHARDSON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John F. MOFFETT, M.D., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied February 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Robert W. Hallack, Alexandria, for plaintiff/appellant.

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

Bergstedt & Mount, Benjamin W. Mount, Lake Charles, for defendant/appellee—Humana.

Before STOKER and KNOLL, JJ., and MARCANTEL, J. Pro Tem.


KNOLL, Judge.

Cynthia Richardson and Michael Richardson appeal the dismissal of their medical malpractice claim against an obstetrician, Dr. John Moffett, and Humedicenter, Inc. d/b/a Humana Hospital—Lake Charles, on peremptory exceptions of prescription. The trial court found that the Richardsons had the requisite knowledge to start the one year prescriptive period on November 7, 1988, the date of birth of their son; therefore, their petition to convene the...

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