TAPLIN v. LUPIN

No. 97-C-1058.

700 So.2d 1160 (1997)

Julius D. TAPLIN v. Dr. Arnold LUPIN and St. Charles General Hospital Auxiliary.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 1, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade A. Langlois, III, Kym K. Keller, Windhorst, Gaudry, Ranson, Higgins & Gremillion, Gretna, for Dr. Donald A. Kuebel and NME Hospitals, Inc., d/b/a St. Charles General Hospital.

Thomas P. Johnson, III, Gaithersburg, MD, for Plaintiff.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and BYRNES and MURRAY, JJ.


SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

On the application of St. Charles General Hospital and Dr. Donald Kuebel we grant certiorari in order to consider the validity of a judgment of the trial court denying their motion for summary judgment. The issue is whether, in this medical malpractice case, plaintiff can prevail under the holding in Pfiffner v. Correa, 643 So.2d 1228 (La.1994), even though he is unable to produce an expert witness to...

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