MORGAN v. SHEEN

No. 8233.

348 So.2d 101 (1977)

Gloria Morgan, wife of/and Willie MORGAN v. Dr. Irving SHEEN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 1977.

Writ Refused October 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl & Roussel, Wayne M. Babovich, R. T. Hughes, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

James J. Morse, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Drury, Lozes & Curry, Madison C. Moseley, Robert H. Wood, New Orleans, for third-party defendant-appellee, McGraw Edison Co.

Before REDMANN, GULOTTA and BEER, JJ.


GULOTTA, Judge.

While using a top-loading, coin-operated washing machine in a laundromat, plaintiff suffered injury to her finger resulting in an amputation when she attempted to retrieve a bedspread from a spinning washtub in the machine. From a dismissal of plaintiff's suit for injuries sustained, plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

It is Mrs. Morgan's contention that after the machine had completed the entire cycle and had come to a complete stop, she opened...

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