FOWLER v. F.W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY

No. 1288.

169 So.2d 754 (1964)

Dollie FOWLER, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. F. W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 22, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cavanaugh, Brame, Holt & Woodley, by Edmund E. Woodley, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Francis E. Mire, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TATE, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a tort action. Plaintiff alleges she injured her back when she slipped and fell on a wet floor in defendant's store. A jury awarded $5,400. Defendant appealed. Plaintiff answered the appeal seeking an increase in the award.

The issues are: (1) Did the accident actually occur; (2) Was the defendant negligent; (3) Was plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence barring her recovery; (4) Was the jury's award excessive or inadequate....

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