LEE v. EL FENIX DE PUERTO RICO

No. 83-1933.

739 F.2d 24 (1984)

Barbara A. LEE, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. EL FENIX DE PUERTO RICO, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Efron, Hato Rey, P.R., on brief, for appellant.

Charles A. Cordero, and Cordero, Colon & Miranda, Old San Juan, P.R., on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN and BREYER, Circuit Judges, and PETTINE, Senior District Judge.


BREYER, Circuit Judge.

Barbara Lee was injured when a light bulb on the balcony of her hotel room exploded, cutting her arms and face. She has sued the hotel's insurance company, claiming that the hotel was negligent. The district court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment against her. She appeals.

Appellant's basic claim is that the court should have applied the doctrine of "res ipsa loquitur" to the facts, thereby finding the hotel negligent...

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