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Dauzat v. Kroger Company

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Feb 6, 1976
325 So. 2d 819 (La. 1976)

Opinion

No. 57413.

February 6, 1976.

In re: Buford and Mateline Dauzat, applying for certiorari, or writ of review, to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, Parish of Rapides.


Writ denied. The result is correct on the facts found by the Court of Appeal.

TATE, J., respectfully dissents. The ruling is contrary to Gonzales v. Winn-Dixie, 326 So.2d 486 (La. 1976). The fall of a stack in a grocery store, in the absence of intervening superseding cause, is itself the result of store negligence, whether the hazard is visually apparent or not.

DIXON, J., dissents; when two cases of soft drinks fall on a customer's head in a store, the store cannot escape liability merely by showing an inspection system.

CALOGERO, J., dissents.


Summaries of

Dauzat v. Kroger Company

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Feb 6, 1976
325 So. 2d 819 (La. 1976)
Case details for

Dauzat v. Kroger Company

Case Details

Full title:BUFORD AND MATELINE DAUZAT v. KROGER COMPANY AND INSURANCE COMPANY OF…

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Feb 6, 1976

Citations

325 So. 2d 819 (La. 1976)