HESTER v. MONTGOMERY ELEVATOR CO.

No. 13617.

392 So.2d 155 (1980)

Bob H. HESTER et al. v. MONTGOMERY ELEVATOR COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wiley R. Dial, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants Bob H. Hester and Connie F. Hester.

William Faller, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Montgomery Elevator Co.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and PONDER, JJ.


LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is a suit by the plaintiffs, Bob and Connie Hester, for injuries allegedly sustained when they were trapped in an elevator in the new governmental building in Baton Rouge. From a judgment absolving the defendant, Montgomery Elevator Company, of liability, the plaintiffs perfected this appeal.

The plaintiffs argue that the trial court erred in failing to apply the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur and the doctrine of strict liability under...

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