Legal Opinion

Brown v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 19, 1987No. 87-C-0726, 87-C-0732PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

514 So.2d 439 (1987)

Michael BROWN, Individually and as Natural Tutor of the Minor Child, Marcus Brown

v.

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

Nos. 87-C-0726, 87-C-0732.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 19, 1987.

Allen L. Smith, Jr., Plauche, Smith & Nieset, Lake Charles, for Sears Roebuck, et al.

Robert Diggs, Domengeaux & Wright, John McElligott, Jr., Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & McElligott, Lafayette, for the Browns.

WATSON, Justice.

In this escalator case, twenty-two month old Marcus Brown injured his left little finger when it was caught in the space between the…

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2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Loescher v. ParrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  2. Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  3. Gilbert v. Korvette's Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  5. Otis Elevator Company v. WoodTexas Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Spott v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  2. Pitre v. Opelousas General Hosp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  3. Stephen T. Ladue v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. Betty D. Pennington v. Vistron Corporation, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Inc., and American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  5. Hulin v. Fibreboard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999

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