MANNING v. SKETCHLER

No. 99-CA-1128.

759 So.2d 869 (2000)

Frank W. MANNING, Jr. v. Jeffrey SKETCHLER, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 22, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Ray Orrill, Jr., Leslie A. Cordell, Lyn M. Curlin, New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorneys for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Harvey J. Godofsky, Metairie, Louisiana, Attorney for Defendant/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges THOMAS F. DALEY, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY and CLARENCE E. McMANUS.


THOMAS F. DALEY, Judge.

Plaintiff, Frank W. Manning, Jr., appeals from the partial summary judgment granted in favor of defendant, Dr. Jeffrey Sketchler (Sketchler), on his claim for surgical malpractice. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

Plaintiff was admitted to East Jefferson General Hospital (EJ) on April 25, 1992, following a serious automobile accident. Plaintiff was operated on the following day by Sketchler, an orthopedic surgeon. Sketchler...

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