PHILLIPS v. K-MART CORP.

No. 90-367.

588 So.2d 142 (1991)

David Allen PHILLIPS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. K-MART CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 2, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Larvadain, Alexandria, for plaintiff/appellant.

Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & Rundell, Peggy St. John, Alexandria, for defendant/appellee.

Before GUIDRY, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.


GUIDRY, Judge.

On August 3, 1987, Edward Miles, a 19 year old, purchased a box of .357 Magnum ammunition from the K-Mart store in Alexandria, Louisiana. On August 6, 1987, Miles shot and killed Alberta Phillips with a handgun containing ammunition Miles had purchased from the K-Mart store. Later that same day, Miles died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The children of Alberta Phillips brought this wrongful death action against K-Mart. The jury returned a verdict...

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