Legal Opinion
National Surety Corp. v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 28, 1963No. 733PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
'Plaintiff, National Surety Corporation, brings this suit as subrogee of its assured, W. R. Aldrich & Company, to recover the amount paid by plaintiff to repair an Allis-Chalmers front end loader. Plaintiff alleges this equipment was damaged in a fire caused by the negligence of an employee of Evangeline Ironworks, Ltd., who was welding a broken part on the loader at the time it caught fire. From a lower court judgment awarding plaintiff the sum of $1,398.35, the defendant appealed.
The principal issues are whether the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is applicable and if so, has…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Plunkett v. United Electric ServiceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Lykiardopoulo v. New Orleans & C. R., Light & PowerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Northwestern Mutual Fire Association v. AllainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Langlinais v. Geophysical Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Hake v. Air Reduction Sales Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance v. Tidewater Oil Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Thomas v. ChatmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973