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WILLIAMS v. EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORP., LTD.

No. 18340.

296 F.2d 569 (1961)

Philomena Grace WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 17, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Bryan, Jr., New Orleans, La., for appellant.

James H. Drury, New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises a bizarre question bearing on absolute liability. Article 177 of the Louisiana Civil Code imposes liability on the master of a house for things thrown out of the house. The question for decision is the applicability of Article 177 to an action against the owner and the manager of an office building by an invitee sexually assaulted within the building.

Liability without fault1 is a sturdy...

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