SMITH v. STATE THROUGH DHHS

No. 93-691.

631 So.2d 628 (1994)

Geraldine & Eddie SMITH, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES, OFFICE OF HOSPITALS, Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Leake, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendants-appellants.

Joseph Texada Dalrymple, Alexandria, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before GUIDRY and YELVERTON, JJ., and BERTRAND, J. Pro. Tem.


YELVERTON, Judge.

This appeal presents the question of whether the trial judge was correct in finding that Geraldine Smith suffered damages as a result of substandard care at the Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital in Pineville, Louisiana.

Geraldine and her husband Eddie filed a petition against the state of Louisiana, Through the Department of Health & Human Resources, Office of Hospitals (DHHR), and the Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital. The DHHR operates the...

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