SMITH v. STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH & HOSP.

No. 94-871.

650 So.2d 450 (1995)

Carolyn SMITH, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied April 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Texada Dalrymple, Alexandria, for Carolyn Smith Etc.

Robert S. Leake, Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert W. Stratton, Baton Rouge, for State of La., Through Dept. Health & Hosp.

Before KNOLL, SAUNDERS and AMY, JJ.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

In this wrongful death action, survivors allege that decedent's death was caused by the medical malpractice of the emergency room physician on duty at Huey P. Long Hospital on December 13, 1988. The trial court concluded that plaintiff failed to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the physician deviated from the applicable standard of care. The record reveals no manifest error. Accordingly, we affirm.

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