RICHARD v. GENERAL FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY

No. 896.

155 So.2d 676 (1963)

Beulah Pitre RICHARD et vir, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GENERAL FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 28, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis & Lewis, by Seth Lewis, Jr., Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.

Fruge & Foret, by J. Burton Foret, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TATE, SAVOY, and CULPEPPER, JJ.


TATE, Judge.

Mrs. Pitre, the plaintiff, slipped and fell as she was leaving the premises of a municipal swimming pool. By this suit, she and her husband seek recovery for her personal injuries and for the medical expenses occasioned by her fall. The defendant is the municipality's liability insurer.

The defendant appeals from judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. The chief issue raised by the appeal is the contention that the wife's contributory negligence...

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