Rivere v. Philco Corp.

CHIASSON, Judge.

This case arose as the result of a fire in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert P. Riv-ere, plaintiffs-appellees, in April, 1974. The fire was alleged to have been caused by a defective clothes dryer manufactured by the Philco Corporation and purchased by the Riveres in 1967.

National American Insurance Company, the Riveres’ insurer and a plaintiff-appellee, paid the Riveres for the property damage caused by the fire and is subrogated to their claim for that amount. Property damage was stipulated to be $10,000.00.

The Riveres and National filed suit against the Philco Corporation…