Legal Opinion

Smith v. Formica Corp.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 11, 1983No. 82-CA-1025PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

439 So.2d 1194 (1983)

Jacque D. SMITH et al.

v.

FORMICA CORPORATION.

No. 82-CA-1025.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 11, 1983.

W. Arthur Abercrombie, Jr., Ashley Moore, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs.

William F. Bologna, New Orleans, for defendant.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and ALFORD, JJ.

EDWARDS, Judge.

This is a products liability case. Plaintiffs were awarded $85,793.91 in damages for the destruction of their house camp and for minor injuries suffered by Jacque Smith and her two daughters, Brenda and Glenda, in a flash fire which occurred on April 1, 1978. Alleging manifest error,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. Kent v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  3. Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  4. Entrevia v. HoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. Chappuis v. Sears Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Perkins v. F.I.E. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  2. Toups v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  3. Rice v. James Hanrahan & SonsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
  4. Marshall v. Beno Truck Equipment, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  5. Jurovich v. CatalanottoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987

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