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Johnson v. Patcraft Mills, Inc. 486 So. 2d 1178 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1986
Serv., , (1948); American Security Insurance Co. v. Griffith’s Air Con., (La.App.
Blackshere v. Kemper Ins. Co. 352 So. 2d 275 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1977
(1948); Hake v. Air Reduction Sales Co., supra; and cases cited therein.
Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Rothman 331 So. 2d 81 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1976
the Supreme Court held that the element of control by the defendant of the instrumentality causing damage is not indispensable to application of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.
American Security Ins. Co. v. Griffith's Air Con. 317 So. 2d 256 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1975
We find that the circumstances of this case are analogous, , where it was held that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur was properly applied to a situation where a gas-burning heater caused a fire.
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Purvis 316 So. 2d 845 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1975
Thomas v. Chatman 282 So. 2d 783 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1973
However, , (1948), where the following was stated: "But the fact of possession and control by the defendant is not always an essential element.
McCann v. Baton Rouge General Hospital 276 So. 2d 259 La. 1973
544 , (1957); , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 (1948); Veillon v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins.
April v. Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Texas 273 So. 2d 50 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1973
Speight v. Southern Farm Bureau Insurance Co. 254 So. 2d 485 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1971
1016 , ; , ; Dotson v. Louisiana Central Lumber Co., 144 La.
Joyner v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company 251 So. 2d 166 La. 1971
Hargis v. Travelers Indemnity Company 248 So. 2d 613 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1971
Plaintiffs, being aware of the fact that defendants had not been in the house since their work there was completed some thirteen years prior to the fire, , , inter alia, for the proposition that exclusive possession and control by the defendant is not always a necessary prerequisite to the applicability of res ipsa loquitur.
Boudreaux v. American Insurance Co. 245 So. 2d 794 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
(1948) ; Larkin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Company, 233 La.
Guidry v. Matherne 244 So. 2d 46 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
Service, , , 3 A. L.R.2d 1437.” The next issue is the quantum of damages.
Sanders v. Roy 242 So. 2d 587 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
Jefferson v. Strickland 242 So. 2d 582 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
Service, , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ."
McCann v. George 238 So. 2d 197 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
Service, , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 .” After a careful examination of the entire record in this case, we find no manifest error in the judgment of the Trial Court.
Moak v. Link-Belt Company 229 So. 2d 395 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1970
Serv., , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 (1948); also Motor Sales & Serv.
King v. King 217 So. 2d 395 La. 1968
544 , ; , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ; Veillon v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins.
Evans v. Travelers Insurance Company 212 So. 2d 506 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1968
Smith v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. 209 So. 2d 789 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1968
[145] 149, [ 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ]] and Mosely [Mosely v. Sears, Roebuck and Company [La.App.]
Kansas City Fire & Marine Insurance v. Bituminous Casualty Corp. 209 So. 2d 785 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1968
(On Rehearing p. 710), 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ; Smith v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., La.App., , handed down this day; Bass v. Jones, La.App., ; Wilson v. Eagle Gas Company, La.App., ; Pearl Assurance Co. v. Reily, La.App., .
Lofton v. Travelers Insurance Company 208 So. 2d 739 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1968
Arnold v. United States Rubber Company 203 So. 2d 764 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1967
West v. Hydro-Test, Inc. 196 So. 2d 598 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1967
Brechtel v. Gulf States Elevator Corporation 195 So. 2d 403 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1967
Davis v. Roberts 194 So. 2d 772 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1967
Plaintiffs further argue their right to damages for inconvenience, , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ; loss of use and rental value of building, Reisz v. Kansas City Southern R. Co., 148 La.
Eversmeyer v. Chrysler Corporation 192 So. 2d 845 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1966
See Plunkett v. United Electric Service [ ], 36 So.(2d) 704 [ 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ]; and Marine Insurance Company v. Strecker, 234 La.
Tarbox v. Eason 179 So. 2d 916 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1965
Plunkett v. United Electric Service, supra [ , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ]; Gerald v. Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana, 204 La.
Succession of Smith 175 So. 2d 269 La. 1965
Service, , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ."
Succession of Ridley 175 So. 2d 269 La. 1965
Service, , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 .” The record furnishes no good reason for us to disturb the findings of the trial court.
Hudson v. Arceneaux 169 So. 2d 731 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1965
989 , ; , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 , and Martin v. LeBlanc, La.App.
Bass v. Jones 170 So. 2d 181 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1964
3 A.L.R.2d 1437 (1948) and cases cited therein.
Mosely v. Sears, Roebuck and Company 167 So. 2d 408 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1964
From our *412 review of the evidence we are convinced the circumstances depict a , .
James v. Childs, Division of Kroger Company 166 So. 2d 77 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1964
Pilie v. National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc. 158 So. 2d 162 La. 1963
3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ; Gerald v. Standard Oil Company of Louisiana, 204 La.
Martin v. LeBlanc 157 So. 2d 283 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1963
846 , (1955); , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 (1948); Barnes v. LeBlanc, 207 La.
Wilson v. Eagle Gas Co. 154 So. 2d 270 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1963
However, , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 (1948) the Supreme Court employed a somewhat extended version of the rule so as to utilize the res ipsa loquitur doctrine where injury was caused by an exploding gas heater not under the control of the defendant at the time of the accident ; in that case the court held: “But the fact o
National Surety Corp. v. Travelers Insurance Co. 149 So. 2d 438 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1963
810 , , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 .” All of the requirements for the application of res ipsa loquitur are present here.
Vogt v. Hotard 144 So. 2d 714 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1962
699 , ; , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ; Gerald v. Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana, 204 La.
Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Mike Hooks, Inc. 134 So. 2d 326 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1961
Pearl Assurance Co. v. Reily 127 So. 2d 266 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1961
Bauer v. Columbia Casualty Company 126 So. 2d 398 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1960
426 , ; , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ; Talbert v. Tyler, La.App.1960, ; Shields v. United Gas Pipe Line Company, La.App.1959, ; Johnson v. Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Co., La.
Dowden v. Bankers Fire & Marine Insurance Company 124 So. 2d 254 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1960
v. United Electric Service, , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ; Gerald et ux.
Knighten v. American Automobile Insurance Co. 121 So. 2d 344 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1960
157, 160 , ; Plunkett v. United Electric Service, 1948, , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ; Barnes v. Le Blanc, 1945, 207 La.
Brown & Blackwood v. Ricou-Brewster Building Co. 121 So. 2d 70 La. 1960
Langlinais v. Geophysical Service, Inc. 111 So. 2d 781 La. 1959
810 , , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 .
Shields v. United Gas Pipe Line Company 110 So. 2d 881 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1959
426 , ), of the defendant, or where freedom of fault is shown on the part of all persons through whose hands the instrumentality passed after it left defendant ( , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ; Talley v. Brock Furniture Co., La.App., ; Saunders v. Walker, supra), and the injury as such in the ordinary course of things does not occur if the one having such control uses proper care, then the injury is presumed to have arisen from the defendant's want of care.
Gillis v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. 95 So. 2d 186 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1957
3 A.L.R.2d 1437 ; Gerald v. Standard Oil Co., 204 La.
Hawayek v. Simmons 91 So. 2d 49 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1956
699 , ; , , 3 A.L. R.2d 1437; Gerald v. Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana, 204 La.
Saunders v. Walker 86 So. 2d 89 La. 1956
1, 2 , ; , , 3 A.L.R.2d 1437 .

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