Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. Fred's, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 17, 2010No. 44,508-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
11 This case involves an allegedly defective lamp sold by Fred’s Stores of Tennessee, Inc. (“Fred’s”), which purportedly caused a fire in a house insured by the plaintiff, Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”). In this court’s prior opinion concerning the trial court’s dismissal of the case on the exception of prescription, we ruled that the doctrine of contra non va-lentón applied because Allstate was prevented from determining the product’s manufacturer whose identity was not revealed on the product. Allstate Insurance *978Co. v. Fred’s, Inc., 44,508 (La.App.2d Cir.8/19/09), 18 So.3d 172. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chappuis v. Sears Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Penn v. Inferno Manufacturing CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Montgomery v. BreauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Clark v. Sears, Roebuck and CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Rutherford v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
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