Ellis v. Sears Roebuck & Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitor did not apply when a mechanical escalator malfunctioned and injured a customer because such a malfunction could occur without negligence

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Cited by

15 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Lane v. Montgomery Elevator Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-02-24· cited 37×
• Millar Elevator Service Co. v. O'SHIELDS
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1996-07-31· cited 33×
• Tinder v. Nordstrom, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1997-01-27· cited 30×
• Sams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-08-29· cited 25×
• Gaffney v. EQK Realty Investors
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1994-06-10· cited 22×
• Ballard v. Southern Regional Medical Center, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-01-19· cited 22×
• Miller v. Ford Motor Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-09-25· cited 18×
• Sparks v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1996-12-04· cited 17×
• Ken Thomas of Georgia, Inc. v. Halim
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-03-25· cited 15×
• United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. J. I. Case Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1993-06-15· cited 14×
• Ruben's Richmond Department Store v. Walker
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-07-31· cited 9×
• Peterson Properties Corp. v. Finch
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-11-02· cited 8×
• Southern Railway Co. v. Hand
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-02-22· cited 5×
• Law v. Biolab, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-12-27· cited 2×
• Michael S. Law v. Biolab, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-12-27

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Alterman Foods, Inc. v. Ligon
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1980-11-05· cited 437×
• Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. v. Hardy
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1976-04-06· cited 66×
• Mazur v. Food Giant, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1987-06-15· cited 54×
• Housing Authority of Atlanta v. Famble
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1984-03-29· cited 49×
• Coker v. City of Atlanta
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1938-06-18· cited 48×
• Mitchell v. Food Giant, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-09-30· cited 39×
• Lee v. Porter
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1879-09-15· cited 31×
• Hospital Authority v. Eason
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1966-09-08· cited 30×
• National Dairy Products Corp. v. Durham
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1967-02-27· cited 30×
• Pinkerton's, Inc. v. Palmer, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1966-05-30· cited 24×
• Darlington Corp. v. Pinch
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1966-05-26· cited 20×
• Adams v. Emory University Clinic
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1986-07-03· cited 18×
• Worth v. Orkin Exterminating Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1977-04-05· cited 18×
• Quick Shops, Inc. v. Oldham
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1959-10-27· cited 14×
• Knowles v. LaRue
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1960-09-08· cited 13×
• Halligan v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1960-12-05· cited 11×
• Johnson v. Dallas Glass Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1987-07-08· cited 10×
• Smith v. Morico
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1983-05-25· cited 9×
• Fulton-DeKalb County Hospital Authority v. Estes
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1988-04-04· cited 9×
• Rogers v. Eckerd Drugs of Georgia, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1979-05-03· cited 5×