Cited by
Opinions in Louisiana that cite Larkin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, 97 So. 2d 389.
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Green v. Schwegmann Bros. Giant Supermarkets, Inc.
325 So. 2d 621
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1976
Co., , (S.Ct.1957) sets out the burden of proof necessary for plaintiff, in such cases as this, to recover.
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Garrison v. Hotel Dieu
319 So. 2d 557
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1975
Co., , (1957); Malone, Res Ipsa Loquitur and Proof by Inference, 4 La.L.Rev.
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Gregory v. Guarisco
320 So. 2d 354
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1975
Co., , (1957); Malone, Res Ipsa Loquitur and Proof by Inference, 4 La.L.Rev.
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FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONN. v. Garrick
312 So. 2d 103
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1975
In Boudreaux, above, the court, in considering application of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, stated the following: " , (1957): `* * * the maxim (res ipsa loquitur) means only that the facts of the occurrence warrant the inference of negligence, *106 not that they compel such an inference....
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Gonzales v. Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc.
309 So. 2d 697
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1975
Co., , , it was said that the doctrine of res ipsa applies when the circumstances of an accident are such as to justify the inference that the accident was due to the negligence of the one having control of the thing which caused the injury and that this inference is drawn from the circumstances of the acciden
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Chevis v. Farm Bureau Insurance
303 So. 2d 791
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1974
(1957): “It is generally conceded that res ipsa lo-quitur in no way modifies the rule that negligence will not be presumed.
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Pear v. Labiche's Inc.
301 So. 2d 336
La. 1974
In our opinion this is a , (1957).
- Taylor v. CNA Insurance Group 300 So. 2d 479 La. 1974
- Milton v. State (Health & Soc. & Rehab. Serv. Admin.) 293 So. 2d 645 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1974
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Ray v. Superior Iron Works and Supply Co., Inc.
284 So. 2d 140
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1973
Co., , (1957), remarkably similar to the instant case.
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Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. United States F. & G. Co.
276 So. 2d 754
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1973
Co., , (1957); Malone, Res Ipsa Loquitur and Proof by Inference, 4 La.L.Rev.
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McCann v. Baton Rouge General Hospital
276 So. 2d 259
La. 1973
Co., , (1957); Plunkett v. United Electric Service, 214 La.
- Ehrhard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. 274 So. 2d 911 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1973
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Sharon v. Connecticut Fire Insurance Co.
270 So. 2d 900
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1973
the Supreme Court pointed out that res ipsa loquitur does not *905 modify the rule that negligence is never presumed, and neither does it dispense plaintiff from the burden of establishing negligence.
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Boudreaux v. American Insurance Company
264 So. 2d 621
La. 1972
Co., , (1957); Malone, Res Ipsa Loquitur and Proof by Inference, 4 La.L.Rev.
- McCann v. Baton Rouge General Hospital 258 So. 2d 618 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1972
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Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Brown
256 So. 2d 716
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
(1957); Pilie v. National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc., 245 La.
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Sharrett v. Fontcuberta
246 So. 2d 867
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
Co., , (1957) discussed the doctrine in these terms: “A determination of a proper instance for application of the principle of res ipsa loquitur has been the subject of volumes of discussion by learned jurists and legal scholars, who have been at pains to point out that the maxim means only that the facts
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Boudreaux v. American Insurance Co.
245 So. 2d 794
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
145 , (1948) ; , (1957) ; Jones v. Shell Petroleum Corporation, 185 La.
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Robinson v. Muller
242 So. 2d 86
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
In support of their plea, , (1957) for the proposition that the doctrine should be liberally applied.
- Thomas v. Gillette Company 230 So. 2d 870 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1970
- Moak v. Link-Belt Company 229 So. 2d 395 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1970
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Boudreaux v. First National Life Insurance Co.
225 So. 2d 687
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1969
Co., , (1957) remarkably similar to the instant case.
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Connecticut Fire Insurance v. Lavergne
224 So. 2d 479
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1969
3d Cir. 1964); , (1957); Morales v. Employers’ Liability Assurance Corp., 202 La.
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Hanchey v. Central Louisiana Electric Co.
218 So. 2d 399
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1969
3d Cir. 1964); *402 , (1957); Morales v. Employers’ Liability Assurance Corp., 202 La.
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King v. King
217 So. 2d 395
La. 1968
Co., , ; Plunkett v. United Electric Service, 214 La.
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Lofton v. Travelers Insurance Company
208 So. 2d 739
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1968
In the Pilie case, , (1957) the following often quoted statement of general principles of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur: "It is generally conceded that res ipsa loquitur in no way modifies the rule that negligence will not be presumed.
- Montgomery v. Johnson Motor Lines, Inc. 205 So. 2d 218 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1967
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Valentine v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.
205 So. 2d 757
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1967
Co., , ; Langlinais v. Geophysical Service, Inc., 237 La.
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Wiley v. J. Weingarten, Inc.
205 So. 2d 138
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1967
Co., , (1957); Pilie v. National Food Stores of Louisiana, 245 La.
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West v. Hydro-Test, Inc.
196 So. 2d 598
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1967
Minton v. Continental Insurance Company, La.App., .
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Brechtel v. Gulf States Elevator Corporation
195 So. 2d 403
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1967
* * * * * * "* * * Since such factor outside the control of the defendant could also have caused the present accident, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur does not apply, , 97 So.
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Fruge v. Trahan
194 So. 2d 478
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1967
Co., , ; Pilie v. National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc., 245 La.
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D'Allesandro v. Edgar Murray
185 So. 2d 34
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1966
Co., , ; Bauer v. Columbia Casualty Company, La.App., .
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Veillon v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
182 So. 2d 802
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1966
Co., , ; Malone, Res Ipsa Loquitur and Proof by Inference, 4 La.L.Rev.
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Tarbox v. Eason
179 So. 2d 916
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1965
Co., , ; Morales v. Employers’ Liability Assurance Corp., supra; Dorman v. T. Smith & Son, Inc., supra.” The inference or presumption arising from the happening of an accident does not attach to one who is not shown to have been in control of the operation which produced the injury.
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Gauthier v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
179 So. 2d 437
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1965
Co., , ; Malone, Res Ipsa Loquitur and Proof by Inference, 4 La.L.Rev.
- James v. Childs, Division of Kroger Company 166 So. 2d 77 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1964
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Daigle v. Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Ins. Co.
165 So. 2d 643
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1964
Co., , , the Supreme Court held the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to be insufficient to prove negligence on the part of a driver of a vehicle which had crossed the road and overturned in a canal killing a passenger.
- Nelson v. Zurich Insurance 165 So. 2d 489 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1964
- Turner v. Continental Southern Lines, Inc. 161 So. 2d 139 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1964
- Young v. Rand 159 So. 2d 609 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1964
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Pilie v. National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc.
158 So. 2d 162
La. 1963
Co., , (1957), a case involving a collision between two private automobiles, the plaintiff sought to invoke the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.
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Miller v. Otis Elevator Co.
154 So. 2d 629
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1963
Since such factor outside the control of the defendant could also have caused the present accident, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur does not apply, , .
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Pilie v. National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc.
148 So. 2d 391
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1962
Co., , wherein Chief Justice Four-net of the Supreme Court of Louisiana thoroughly reviewed the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.
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Bougon v. Traders & General Insurance Company
146 So. 2d 535
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1962
Co., , ; Singleton v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, La.App., 131 So.
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Scott v. Many Motor Co.
140 So. 2d 778
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1962
Co., , (1957): “All that is meant by res ipsa loquitur is ‘that the circumstances involved in or connected with an accident are of such an unusual character as to justify, in the absence of other evidence bearing on the subject, the inference that the accident was due to the negligence of the one having contro
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Singleton v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation
131 So. 2d 329
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1961
Co., , , with adequate citation of authority, related the practical effect of the doctrine.
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Hardey v. Sims
126 So. 2d 839
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1961
Co., 1957, , , 391 as: “ * * * All that is meant by res ipsa loquitur is ‘that the circumstances involved in or connected with an accident are of such an unusual character as to justify, in the absence of other evidence bearing on the subject, the inference that the accident was due to the negligence of the one havi
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Bauer v. Columbia Casualty Company
126 So. 2d 398
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1960
Co., , ; Dorman v. T. Smith & Son, Inc., supra; Morales v. Employers' Liability Assur.