Legal Opinion
Pilie v. National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 12, 1963No. 46586PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
On application of plaintiffs we granted certiorari in this case so that we might review the judgment of the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, holding that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur could not be applied to permit recovery from the defendants National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc., and National’s insurer American Surety Company of New York.
The facts are set forth fully in the opinion of the Court of Appeal, 148 So.2d 391. For the purposes of our decision we shall state them only briefly.
In the late afternoon of Friday, March 11, 1960, while plaintiff Mrs. Charles S.…
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