HARGRODER v. UNKEL

No. 39,009-CA.

888 So.2d 953 (2004)

Howard HARGRODER, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Dr. Steven UNKEL, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, L.L.P., by Gordon L. James, Monroe, for Appellant, Dr. Steven P. Unkel.

Sera H. Russell, III, Lafayette, for Appellee.

Before GASKINS, PEATROSS and LOLLEY, JJ.


GASKINS, J.

The defendant, Dr. Steven P. Unkel, appeals a jury verdict awarding $150,000 to the plaintiff, Dr. Howard Hargroder, for the loss of a chance of a better outcome arising from a stroke. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and amend in part the trial court judgment.

FACTS

The plaintiff, a resident of Eunice, Louisiana, is a veterinarian. He was employed as a relief inspector for the United States Department of Agriculture, traveling...

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