Ellington v. Walgreen Louisiana Co.

Alleging that defendant is the owner and operator of "Walgreen's Drug Store," located on one of the principal business corners in the City of Alexandria, Louisiana, and that he suffered injury as a result of the gross negligence of defendant in permitting the contents of a broken bottle of baby oil to remain on the floor, plaintiff filed this suit for more than $40,000.00 in damages for personal injuries to himself.

The petition alleged that the bottle of oil was knocked to the floor by an unknown customer of defendant before plaintiff entered to make a purchase of nipples for a baby's bottle…