GUIFFRE v. MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY

No. 3162.

237 So.2d 402 (1970)

Dr. Phillip P. GUIFFRE and National Surety Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY, Inc. and James L. Wilson, Defendants-Appellees-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

July 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis & Lewis, by John M. Shaw, Opelousas, and Laborde & St. Romain, by P. J. Laborde, Jr., Marksville, for plaintiffs-appellants.

McLoughlin, Barrenger, West, Provosty & Melancon, by Lloyd C. Melancon, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before FRUGÉ, CULPEPPER and MILLER, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal adverse judgments in three consolidated lawsuits arising out of a fire of unknown origin which destroyed a one-roof building housing three businesses. The fire occurred in the business district of Bunkie at noon on December 11, 1968. In this opinion we consider the merits of each of the three suits but hand down separate decrees.

The original suit was filed by the subrogated fire insurer National Surety Corporation and the...

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