GUILFORE v. D.H. HOLMES CO., LTD.

No. 93-CA-0076.

631 So.2d 491 (1994)

Edna GUILFORE, Wife of/and Julian Guilfore v. D.H. HOLMES CO., LTD., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

January 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence A. Arcell, Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy & Foley, New Orleans, for plaintiffsappellees.

Kenneth B. Krobert, Borrello, Huber & Dubuclet, Metairie, for defendants/appellants.

C. Edgar Cloutier, III, Richard J. Garvey, Jr., Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, for defendant/appellee, Otis Elevator Co.

Before CIACCIO, ARMSTRONG, PLOTKIN, JONES and WALTZER, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff, Edna Guilfore (Guilfore), proved a defect in the escalator owned by defendant, D.H. Holmes (Holmes).

Guilfore instituted both a La.C.C. art. 2315 tort suit and a La.C.C. art. 2317 strict liability suit against Holmes; it insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty); and Otis Elevator Co. (Otis), the company which manufactured, installed, and maintained the escalator. Holmes third partied...

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