LINNEAR v. CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX/RELIANT

No. 06-C-3030.

966 So.2d 36 (2007)

Dronzy LINNEAR and Charles Linnear v. CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX/RELIANT ENERGY and Insurer Jointly and in Solido.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied November 2, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phelps Dunbar, Harry Alston Johnson, III, Baton Rouge, Barham, Warner & Bellamy, Henry Nathan Bellamy, Shreveport, for applicant.

Davis Law Firm, S.P. Davis, for respondent.


VICTORY, J.

We granted this writ application to determine whether the court of appeal properly applied the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to this negligence case. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we find that the doctrine does not apply. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeal and reinstate the jury verdict and trial court judgment in favor of the defendant.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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