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EDITH TERRY, ET AL. v. NOTRE DAME HEALTH SYSTEM D/B/A WYNHOVEN HEALTH CARE CENTER, ET AL.
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
02/06/24
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2023-C-01582
EDITH TERRY, ET AL.
VS.
NOTRE DAME HEALTH SYSTEM D/B/A WYNHOVEN HEALTH CARE CENTER, ET AL.
On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, Parish of Jefferson
PER CURIAM
Accepting the facts as alleged in the four corners of the petition and amended petition as true, we find them sufficient to state a cause of action for gross negligence. The lower courts are reversed, and the matter is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.
REVERSED AND REMANDED
Because the writ application was not timely filed, it should not be considered by this court. See Supreme Court Rule X, § 5.
Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons. Crain, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Weimer, C.J. McCallum, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Weimer, C.J.
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Docket No: No. 2023-C-01582
Decided: February 06, 2024
Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana.
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