STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO. v. DROST

No. 5388.

330 So.2d 393 (1976)

STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Robert Kelly DROST, Jr., et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred A. Book, Jr., Lake Charles, for defendants and appellants.

Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio & Clements, Shaddock, John S. Bradford, Lake Charles, for plaintiff and appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX and PAVY, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit by the subrogated fire insurer of an apartment complex against the two defendants whose negligence allegedly caused the fire. The district court found the defendants liable and awarded plaintiff $8,000 in damages. Defendants appealed. Plaintiff answered the appeal, requesting that the award be increased.

The issues are: (1) Did the trial judge err in applying the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to find defendants liable? (2)...

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