Legal Opinion
Dorman v. T. Smith & Son
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 1951No. 19708PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
55 So.2d 587 (1951)
DORMAN
v.
T. SMITH & SON, Inc.
No. 19708.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Orleans.
December 10, 1951.
Rehearing Denied January 7, 1952.
Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Breard Snellings, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.
Sidney G. Roos, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.
May & Carrere, New Orleans, for intervenor-appellee.
JANVIER, Judge.
The sole issue presented here is whether the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is applicable. Just what caused the accident from which the suit results is not shown and therefore it cannot be said that the evidence shows that the defendant was at fault.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Horrell v. Gulf & Valley Cotton Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- Lykiardopoulo v. New Orleans & C. R., Light & PowerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Monroe v. HG Hill StoresLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
- Davis v. HinesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
3Cited by9 opinions
- Arnold v. Stupp CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Brenham v. Southern Pacific CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Dorman v. T. Smith & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Elephant, Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Stewart v. Winn Dixie Louisiana, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
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