Ash v. Childs Dining Hall Co.

Ash v. Childs Dining Hall Co.
CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Full case name Flora Ash v. Childs Dining Hall Company
DecidedJanuary 8, 1918 (1918-01-08)
CitationsMass. 86; 120 N.E. 396
Court membership
Judges sittingArthur Prentice Rugg, Charles DeCourcy, John Crawford Crosby, Edward Pierce, James Carroll

Ash v. Childs Dining Hall Company was a tort case decided in 1918 by the New York Court of Appeals.

Background

Flora Ash was injured by a small black tack found in her blueberry pie at the defendant’s restaurant.[1] Due to a lack of direct proof the court refused to apply the legal doctrine of res ipsa loquitur,[2][3] and that because of this lack of evidence the defendant could not be found to be negligent.[4][5] The case is important as it is one of many during that time that gave rise to the "reasonable expectation" test for addressing silliar tort claims.[6][7]

See Also

Friend v. Childs Dining Hall Co.

References

  1. ^ Schoenbach, Frances R. (1935). "Food - Liabilities for Injuries - Construction of Statute - Evidence of Negligence". Boston University Law Review. 15: 851.
  2. ^ W., J. B. (1919). "Sales: Liability for the Presence of Mice and Other Uncommon Things in Food". Michigan Law Review. 17 (3): 261–264. doi:10.2307/1277143. ISSN 0026-2234. JSTOR 1277143.
  3. ^ Shain, Mark (1944). "Res Ipsa Liquitor". Current Legal Thought. 11: 11.
  4. ^ Said, Zahr K. (August 9, 2021). "Developments in Tort Law and Early Products Liability Law". Tort Law: A 21st-Century Approach. Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Ford, Richard, ed. (1920). "Issue 24". Washington Law Reporter. 48 (24). Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America: 377.
  6. ^ Lobel, William (May 1, 1968). "What is "Fit to Eat" -- The Reasonable Expectation Test". University of Miami Law Review. 22 (3): 737.
  7. ^ "The Decline of Caveat Emptor in the Sale of Food". Fordham Law Review. 4 (2): 295. January 1, 1935.