Legal Opinion
Philomena Grace Williams v. Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1961No. 18340_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises a bizarre question bearing on absolute liability. Article 177 of the Louisiana Civil Code imposes liability on the master of a house for things thrown out of the house. The question for decision is the applicability of Article 177 to an action against the owner and the manager of an office building by an invitee sexually assaulted within the building.
Liability without fault 1 11is a sturdy, ubiquitous, long-lived doctrine that can be traced back to primitive notions of liability based on a person’s relation to the instrumentality (thing, ward, servant,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ransom v. Kreeger Store, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
- De Hart v. Travelers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
- Thompson v. Commercial Nat. BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Matranga v. Travelers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
- De Latour v. Roosevelt HotelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Hyde v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Victoria St. Pierre Lartigue v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Liggett and Myers Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Ozols v. IrvingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
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