Flotte v. Thomas Egan's Sons, Inc.

Rehearing was granted in this matter because we feared that possibly we had failed to interpret the allegations of plaintiff’s petition as plaintiff intended, and because we desired to- follow the rule that, in considering exceptions of no cause of action, doubts as to interpretation of pleadings should be resolved in favor of the petitioner. The rule is well expressed in the opinion written by Mr. Justice St. Paul, then one of the members of this court, in Jacobs Candy Company v. Dennis Sheen Transfer Co., No. 8150, decided December 12, 1921, unreported (See Louisiana and Southern Digest):…