ROMERO v. TOWN OF WELSH

No. 6928.

370 So.2d 1286 (1979)

Gerald L. ROMERO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWN OF WELSH, Louisiana, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Bull, Jr., Welsh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock by John S. Bradford, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before WATSON, GUIDRY and FORET, JJ.


WATSON, Judge.

Plaintiff, Gerald L. Romero, appeals from a judgment dismissing this suit for damages resulting from the backup of sewage into his home. Plaintiff contends that the defendant, Town of Welsh, was negligent in its operation and control of the sewage system; that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies, since the evidence suggests defendant's negligence as the most plausible explanation of the accident; and...

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