Spott v. Otis Elevator Co.

Decided June 22, 1992. Luther F. Cole wrote the opinion for the court.

601 So. 2d 1355 · Cited 237 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Glover v. Mayer · 25 So. 2d 242
• Coleman v. Otis Elevator Co. · 582 So. 2d 341
• Randall v. Feducia · 507 So. 2d 1237
• Rosell v. Esco · 549 So. 2d 840
• Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co. · 137 So. 2d 298
• Loescher v. Parr · 324 So. 2d 441
• Boudreaux v. American Insurance Company · 264 So. 2d 621
• Hunt v. City Stores, Inc. · 387 So. 2d 585
• King v. Louviere · 543 So. 2d 1327
• Gilboy v. American Tobacco Co. · 582 So. 2d 1263
• Hawthorne Oil & Gas Corp. v. Continental Oil Co. · 377 So. 2d 285
• Lunkin v. Triangle Farms, Inc. · 23 So. 2d 209
• Lake Providence Equipment Co. v. Tallulah Production Credit Ass'n · 241 So. 2d 506
• Gordon v. Bates-Crumley Chevrolet Co. · 162 So. 624
• Fourth Jefferson Drainage Dist. v. City of New Orleans · 14 So. 2d 482
• Scott v. Burden · 527 So. 2d 468
• Chauser v. Babin · 412 So. 2d 1005
• Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. · 484 So. 2d 110
• Ray v. Alexandria Mall · 434 So. 2d 1083
• Cangelosi v. OUR LADY OF LAKE REG. MED. CTR. · 564 So. 2d 654
• Bloxom v. Bloxom · 512 So. 2d 839
• Smith v. State Through Dept. HHR · 523 So. 2d 815
• Montgomery Elevator Co. v. McCullough Ex Rel. McCullough · 676 S.W.2d 776
• Fox v. Bd. of Sup'rs of La. State Univ. · 576 So. 2d 978
• Pearson v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company · 281 So. 2d 724

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