SMITH v. FORMICA CORP.

No. 82-CA-1025.

439 So.2d 1194 (1983)

Jacque D. SMITH et al. v. FORMICA CORPORATION.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Arthur Abercrombie, Jr., Ashley Moore, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs.

William F. Bologna, New Orleans, for defendant.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and ALFORD, JJ.


EDWARDS, Judge.

This is a products liability case. Plaintiffs were awarded $85,793.91 in damages for the destruction of their house camp and for minor injuries suffered by Jacque Smith and her two daughters, Brenda and Glenda, in a flash fire which occurred on April 1, 1978. Alleging manifest error, the defendant Formica Corporation (Formica) suspensively appealed the trial court's finding of liability.1 We reverse.

In July, 1974...

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