LANDRY v. STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO.

No. 86-280.

504 So.2d 171 (1987)

Kermit LANDRY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Henke, Mouton, Roy, Lafayette, for defendants-appellants.

Paul J. Hebert, Abbeville, for plaintiffappellee.

Alex A. Lopresto, III, of Roy, Forrest & Lopresto, New Iberia, Voorhies and Labbe, Robert L. Ellender, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, STOKER and LABORDE, JJ.


GUIDRY, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Sears, Roebuck & Co. (hereafter Sears), appeals a judgment of the trial court in favor of plaintiff, Kermit P. Landry, and against Sears for $281,814.19 in damages for injuries sustained by Mr. Landry as a result of an accident involving a defective Sears' product. Plaintiff answered the appeal seeking an increase in the damage award. We affirm.

Kermit Landry, a then 38 year old man, was injured on February 5, 1983,...

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