MARTIN v. PIGGLY WIGGLY CORP.

No. 16929-CA.

469 So.2d 1057 (1985)

John F. MARTIN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PIGGLY WIGGLY CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burkett and Chevallier by Don M. Burkett, Many, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts by Kim Hanson LaVigne, Shreveport, for defendant-appellee, Piggly Wiggly Corp.

Before JASPER E. JONES, FRED W. JONES, Jr., and LINDSAY, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

This personal injury suit is for damages inflicted by a retreating shoplifter on patrons who accidentally got in his way. The trial court found that the defendant supermarket had no duty to protect patrons from unforeseeable or unanticipated intentional acts perpetrated by a third party. We affirm for the following reasons.

The facts of this case are undisputed. On Sunday, January 9, 1983...

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