Jiles v. Church's Fried Chicken, Inc.

SCHOTT, Judge.

This is a suit by Mrs. Mary Louise Jiles for damages in behalf of her two year old son, Christopher, arising out of salmonella food poisoning he allegedly contracted from fried chicken purchased from defendant. The court dismissed the suit and plaintiff appealed. The issue is whether plaintiff’s evidence was such that the trial court erred as a matter of law in dismissing the suit.

Christopher Jiles became ill on the morning of October 19, 1980, and was hospitalized that afternoon. He was found to have contracted salmonella food poisoning. Plaintiff sought to prove that the cause…