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FONTENOT v. LEWIS GROCER COMPANY

No. 72-1059 Summary Calendar.

458 F.2d 489 (1972)

James R. FONTENOT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LEWIS GROCER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 10, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Smith, Lake Charles, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

A. Lane Plauche, Lake Charles, La., Plauche, Smith & Hebert, Lake Charles, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEWIN, AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The only issue on this Louisiana-based diversity tort action is whether the District Court, sitting without a jury, erred in finding that appellant's negligence was the proximate cause of his injuries, thereby barring his recovery. We agree with this finding and therefore affirm.

Appellant James R. Fontenot, employed as Head Stocker for Allied Grocery at K-Mart grocery in Lake Charles, Louisiana, slipped...

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