DONALDSON v. SANDERS

No. 94-1366.

661 So.2d 1010 (1995)

Harold DONALDSON, et ux, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Dr. Charles SANDERS, et al., Defendants-Appellant (St. Francis Cabrini Hospital).

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Ashton Robinson, III, Clarence Horace Thornton Jr., Baton Rouge, for Harold Donaldson.

Frederick Bernard Alexius, Catherine G. Brame, Alexandria, for Charles Sanders.

Margaret Diamond, Stephanie M. Lawrence, New Orleans, for St. Francis Cabrini Hosp.

Before YELVERTON, KNOLL, COOKS, SAUNDERS and SULLIVAN, JJ.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

St. Francis Cabrini Hospital appeals the judgment of the trial court finding it liable in a medical malpractice action for the actions of one of its nurses. We reverse.

FACTS

Harold Donaldson entered Cabrini Hospital on June 8, 1989, with atrial fibrillation, right-side paralysis, a dilated heart, and speech impairment. During his hospital stay, if not before, Mr. Donaldson developed blood clots that restricted circulation...

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