Tucker v. A & P Food Stores

JONES, Chief Judge.

These are actions based on defendant’s negligence in selling meat which was contaminated with trichinae parasites. In one action plaintiff is the wife who became infected with trichinosis and who sues for injuries caused thereby, and in the other action the plaintiff is the husband who sues for damages for the loss of his wife’s services. Both complaints are essentially the same.

Defendant has filed motions to strike paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of page 2 of both complaints on the grounds that the paragraphs are redundant, immaterial, impertinent and scandalous. Since the…