BANKS v. JEFFERSON BOTTLING COMPANY

No. 4385.

249 So.2d 228 (1971)

Wilma C. BANKS and Albert Banks, Sr. v. JEFFERSON BOTTLING COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 7, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levy, Smith & Pailet, Adolph J. Levy, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Porteous, Toledano, Hainkel & Johnson, James P. Conner and Christopher E. Lawler, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before SAMUEL, REDMANN and GULOTTA, JJ.


SAMUEL, Judge.

Wilma and Albert Banks filed this suit against Jefferson Bottling Company for $1,000 to compensate Mrs. Banks for the aggravation of a pre-existing colostomy and her husband for medical expenses allegedly incurred as a result of the plaintiff-wife ingesting a roach in a soft drink bottled by the defendant. Defendant filed a general denial. The suit was dismissed after trial and plaintiffs have appealed.

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