THEARD v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 2948.

208 So.2d 413 (1968)

Nelville THEARD, Individually and on Behalf of his minor child, David Theard, and Mrs. Mary Dee Theard v. The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1968.

Writ Refused June 4, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roos & Roos, Sidney G. Roos, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Drury, Lozes, Young & Curry, James H. Drury and Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Ignatz G. Kiefer, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before REGAN, SAMUEL and JANVIER, JJ.


JANVIER, Judge.

Maison Blanche Company operates several stores in New Orleans and the surrounding area, one of them on Canal Street at the corner of Dauphine. In this store there is an escalator or moving stairway which transports customers up and down between the floors from the first to the fifth.

On March 19th, 1964 Mrs. Nelville Theard, accompanied by her five children ranging in age from 16 to 3 years and two weeks, entered the store for the purpose of...

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