PILIE v. NATIONAL FOOD STORES OF LOUISIANA, INC.

No. 46586.

158 So.2d 162 (1963)

245 La. 276

Charles S. PILIE et al. v. NATIONAL FOOD STORES OF LOUISIANA, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dodd, Hirsch, Barker, Avant & Wall, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants-applicants.

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, by Harry R. Sachse, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants-respondents.


HAWTHORNE, Justice.

On application of plaintiffs we granted certiorari in this case so that we might review the judgment of the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, holding that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur could not be applied to permit recovery from the defendants National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc., and National's insurer American Surety Company of New York.

The facts are set forth fully in the opinion of...

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