Legal Opinion
Whalen v. Phoenix Indemnity Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided September 30, 1953No. Civ. A. No. 4132PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENJAMIN C. DAWKINS, Jr., District Judge.
Alleging serious personal injuries sustained March 17, 1953, at Burt’s 5^ to $1 Store in Shreveport, plaintiff sues defendant, as the liability insurer of the store, for damages totalling $75,000. She claims the accident occurred while she was working there as a clerk when she was struck by several rolls of linoleum that fell upon her.
At Article 9 of her complaint, she asserts :
“Said rolls of linoleum were under the sole and exclusive care, custody and control of the assured, its agents and employees, other than complainant, and the doctrine of res…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Samuel Goldwyn, Inc. v. United Artists CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1940
- Tivoli Realty, Inc. v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1948
- Kraus v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1939
- Randolph Laboratories, Inc. v. Specialties Development Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1945
- Moore v. C. A. Olsen Mfg. Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1944
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Boerstler v. American Medical Ass'nDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1954
- Verda Ross Whalen v. Phoenix Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Whalen v. Phoenix Indemnity Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1954
- Edwards v. Kings Mountain Memorial Hospital Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1954