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NELSON v. RUSTON LONGLEAF NURSE CARE CTR.

No. 32,718-CA.

751 So.2d 436 (2000)

Reatha L. NELSON, Individually and as Representative of her Deceased Mother, Elsie Mae Zeigler and as Administratrix of Robert Zeigler, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RUSTON LONGLEAF NURSE CARE CENTER, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied April 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle by Ronald E. Raney, Shreveport, Robert E. Shadoin, Ruston, Counsel for Appellant.

James E. Ross, Jr., Monroe, Jean Marie Farquharson, Counsel for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, PEATROSS, KOSTELKA, JJ.

KOSTELKA, J.

After a trial on the merits, a jury awarded $175,000 to the daughter of a nursing home resident who had suffered decubitus ulcers, amputations, and eventual death. Finding no factual basis for the award, we reverse the judgment rendered against the nursing home.

Facts and Procedural History

Due to a decline in health followed by surgeries on her finger and shoulder, Elsie Mae Ziegler ("Ziegler") became a resident of Ruston Longleaf...

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