Giroir v. South Louisiana Medical Center, Division of Hospitals

Decided 1985-09-10

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DENNIS, Justice. The main question presented is whether an amended petition, adding children as new plaintiffs in wrongful death and survival actions based on the death of their mother after prescription had run, relates back to the date of the filing of their father’s timely original petition. The trial court permitted the amended petition to relate back and after a trial awarded the father and children damages. The court…

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