PAYNE v. F. W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY

No. 7176.

327 So.2d 647 (1976)

Mrs. Marietta Payne, wife of/and Warren PAYNE v. F. W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY and the Travelers Insurance Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig R. Nelson, of Hammett, Leake, Hammett, Hayne & Hulse, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald O. Collins, of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before GULOTTA, BOUTALL and MORIAL, JJ.


BOUTALL, Judge.

Plaintiff, Mrs. Marietta Payne, sues for damages caused by an injury received in defendant Woolworth's store. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of defendants and plaintiff has appealed.

The facts show that Mrs. Payne entered Woolworth's to eat lunch and buy some face powder. The lunch counter and the cosmetic counter are side by side, separated by an aisle. After eating lunch Mrs. Payne purchased the face powder and was leaving the...

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