THOMPSON v. WAREHOUSE CORP. OF AMERICA, INC.

No. 7452.

337 So.2d 572 (1976)

Samuel D. THOMPSON, husband of/and Joan Degeorge v. WAREHOUSE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

August 31, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald F. Deboisblanc, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Francis G. Weller, Russell L. Dornier (Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans), for defendants-appellees.

Before REDMANN, GULOTTA and STOULIG, JJ.


REDMANN, Judge.

A firefighter appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his action against a cotton warehouseman for injuries (including an acute myocardial infarction) sustained in fighting a fire in the warehouse.

The warehouse sprinkler system was partially inoperative because of closed valves that should have been open. The question is whether defendant is responsible for injuries resulting to a firefighter from its negligence in not having the valves...

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