COLLINS v. DENNIS

No. 2001-CA-0086.

803 So.2d 1011 (2001)

Sharon COLLINS, Individually and on Behalf of her Minor Child Terrance Collins, v. Dr. Windsor DENNIS, M.D. and United Medical Center.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Owen J. Bradley, The Law Offices of Owen J. Bradley, New Orleans, LA, and Paul P. Tusa, Kenner, LA, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Paul M. Batiza, Mang, Batiza, Gaudin, Godofsky & Penzato, Metairie, LA, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees.

Court composed of Judge CHARLES R. JONES, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge TERRI F. LOVE.


Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY.

Plaintiff, Terrance Collins1, appeals the trial court's judgment finding that the defendant, Dr. Windsor Dennis, is not liable for medical malpractice. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On November 17, 1993, Terrance Collins, then thirteen years old, fractured his right forearm when he slipped and fell in wet, muddy grass while playing with a friend. The friend's parents took Terrance to the emergency...

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