Gindraux v. Maurice Mercantile Co.

The plaintiffs brought this action for damages suffered as the alleged result of eating salami purchased from the defendant which it was claimed was infected with trichina. The defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was granted on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, and that there was no law in this state to sustain the verdict. Motion of plaintiffs for a new trial was denied.

The undisputed evidence is that the salami was bought by defendant from Armour & Co., the producer, in a sealed package, and was sold to plaintiffs by the slicing of a portion…