McCOY v. WINN-DIXIE LOUISIANA, INC.

No. 58967.

345 So.2d 1175 (1977)

Bobbye Kirkland, wife of and John Howard McCOY, Sr. v. WINN-DIXIE LOUISIANA, INC.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel S. Dalton Law Office, Michael W. Fontenot, New Orleans, for plaintiff-relatrix.

John T. Holmes, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.


DIXON, Justice.

The plaintiffs, husband, and wife, Bobbye Kirkland and John Howard McCoy, Sr., brought an action for damages against the defendant, Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc., for injuries suffered by the wife in a slip and fall accident in defendant's store. Plaintiffs prayed for a jury trial; when the jury bond was fixed at $1000.00, the plaintiffs filed a motion to permit the wife to proceed in forma pauperis. The wife's claim, of course, was for her personal injuries...

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