Legal Opinion
Durandy v. Fairmont Roosevelt Hotel, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 22, 1981No. Civ. A. 77-480PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
JACK M. GORDON, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Mathilda Durandy, filed this action on February 10,1977 against the Fairmont Roosevelt Hotel, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Fairmont”) for damages sustained from a jewelry loss. Mme. Du-randy, while a paying guest at the Fairmont, suffered this loss on the morning of May 22, 1976.
The trial having been bifurcated, at the November 30, 1978 trial date, counsel addressed the liability issue. On Thursday, October 2, 1980, the Court, again sitting without a jury, heard the remaining evidence on liability…
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- Wyman W. Cole v. Elliott Equipment Corporation, McCullagh Leasing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Lipscomb v. Groves (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
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- Mincey v. BlandoMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983