SUMTER v. WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER

No. 02-CA-1103.

845 So.2d 1179 (2003)

Anthony SUMTER and Brenda Sumter, on their Own Behalf and on Behalf of their Minor Daughter, Tranae Sumter v. WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 29, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Thomas, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Jacqueline G. Griffith, Charles Owen Taylor, Lydia Habliston Toso, Griffith, Battard and Taylor, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., SOL GOTHARD and MARION F. EDWARDS.


SOL GOTHARD, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Anthony Sumter and Brenda Sumter, individually and on behalf of their deceased minor, Tranae Sumter, appeal from a decision of the trial court in favor of defendant, Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund, dismissing their suit for medical malpractice. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

Plaintiffs instituted these proceeding by filing a petition against West Jefferson General Hospital with...

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