SOILEAU v. HCA HEALTH SERV. OF LA., INC.

No. 87-1136.

539 So.2d 662 (1989)

Lawrence SOILEAU, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF LOUISIANA, INC., d/b/a Cypress Hospital and Dr. W.A. Bernard, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent J. Saitta, Lafayette, and Losavio & Weinstein, John H. Weinstein, Opelousas, for plaintiff/appellant.

Seale, Smith & Phelps, Donald J. Zuber, Baton Rouge, Gachassin, Hunter, Susan Severance, Nicholas J. Sigur, Lafayette, for defendants/appellees.

Before GUIDRY, KNOLL and KING, JJ.


KING, Judge.

The issues presented by this appeal concern whether or not plaintiff met his burden of proving medical malpractice.

Lawrence Soileau (hereinafter plaintiff) filed suit for damages against HCA Health Services of Louisiana, Inc., d/b/a Cypress Hospital and Dr. William A. Bernard (hereinafter the defendants) alleging that upon his admittance by Dr. Bernard to Cypress Hospital for treatment of chemical dependency he was detoxified and removed from...

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