GRANTHAM v. DAWSON

No. 27798-CA.

666 So.2d 1241 (1996)

Jeffrey David GRANTHAM, et ux., Plaintiffs, v. James DAWSON, et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied March 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Tutt, James E. Bailey, Shreveport, for appellants.

Peatross, Greer & Frazier by Charles B. Peatross, Shreveport, Richie & Richie by Byron A. Richie, Shreveport, for appellees.

Before MARVIN, HIGHTOWER and WILLIAMS, JJ.


HIGHTOWER, Judge.

Plaintiffs and their third-party health care provider appeal the dismissal of a legal malpractice lawsuit, after the district court ruled that the underlying medical malpractice claim remained viable. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

Four-month-old Cory Grantham died of pneumonia and other complications on December 13, 1988, following more than a month's treatment by a Shreveport physician, Robert D. Haynie. Sometime after the infant's death...

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