LEWIS v. SPENCE

No. 00-648.

772 So.2d 354 (2000)

Linda Kay LEWIS v. David L. SPENCE, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 2, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Richard Sobel, Provosty, Sadler & deLaunay, Alexandria, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee.

Julie Rene Wilkerson, Gravel, Cespive & Wilkerson, Alexandria, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant.

(Court composed of Judge BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, Judge MARC T. AMY and Judge MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN).


AMY, Judge.

Plaintiff's suit was involuntarily dismissed for failure to request service of process upon the defendant within ninety days of filing the petition. The plaintiff appealed. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

On December 14, 1998, the plaintiff, Linda Kay Lewis, filed a petition for damages against the defendant, Dr. David L. Spence, alleging a claim for medical...

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