FINCHER v. SURRETTE

No. 9516.

365 So.2d 860 (1978)

Nina M. FINCHER, wife of/and Dannie L. Fincher v. Stan SURRETTE et al., American Can Company and Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Manard, Jr. and Herbert J. Mang, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Wood Brown, III, New Orleans, for American Can Co. and Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. of Wisconsin, defendants-appellants; Montgomery, Barnett, Brown & Read, New Orleans, of counsel.

Before REDMANN, BOUTALL and GARRISON, JJ.


BOUTALL, Judge.

This is a case involving damages for personal injuries against the manufacturer of a machine used to affix the cover of cans of coffee after they are filled with the product.

The facts surrounding this claim are these: Nina M. Fincher, the plaintiff-appellee, was involved in an accident on July 12, 1976 while in the employ of the Folger Coffee Company. She sustained a serious hand injury on the job while attempting to clean a vacuum seaming...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases