ATKINSON v. ST. PAUL INSURANCE COMPANIES

No. 8839.

263 So.2d 85 (1972)

Mrs. Carola ATKINSON v. ST. PAUL INSURANCE COMPANIES, Inc. and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 29, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Kaufman, III, and Donald S. Zuber, Baton Rouge (Seale, Smith & Phelps), Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Boris F. Navratil, Baton Rouge (Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson), Baton Rouge, for Mrs. Carola Atkinson.

John I. Moore, Baton Rouge (Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips), Baton Rouge, for Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.

Before LOTTINGER, SARTAIN and ELLIS, JJ.


LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is a suit ex delicto for injuries received when the plaintiff stepped into a hole. The record points out that Watkins Brothers, a general contractor, was constructing a building on the Louisiana State University Baton Rouge campus, known as Lockett Hall. A large area around the building was used as a staging area for the contractor. The staging area which was fenced, was about 600 feet long and had fence posts every ten feet or about 60 posts...

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