PEAR v. LABICHE'S INC.

No. 54518.

301 So.2d 336 (1974)

Wilda J. PEAR, wife of/and Thomas J. Pear v. LABICHE'S INC. and the Travelers Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 11, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl J. Barbier, Badeaux, Discon & Cumberland, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-applicants.

Herschel L. Abbott, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for defendants-respondents.


SUMMERS, Justice.

On August 29, 1970, Wilda Pear, accompanied by her mother, sister, brother-in-law, and her two small children went to Labiche's store to purchase a stove. After selecting it, Mrs. Pear was asked to fill out certain credit application forms and write a check for the down payment. To provide accommodations for this writing, the salesman, Gaston B. Borne, invited Mrs. Pear to sit on a metal folding chair near his desk. At the time Mrs. Pear was holding...

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