MARYLAND v. WINN-DIXIE, LA., INC.

No. 13766.

393 So.2d 316 (1980)

Donna MARYLAND v. WINN-DIXIE, LOUISIANA, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1981.

Writ Refused April 6, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon Hackman, Boutte, for plaintiff and appellant.

Robert Peyton, New Orleans, for defendant and appellant.

Before ELLIS, COLE and WATKINS, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

The issue in this slip and fall case is whether or not the defendant store has exculpated itself from liability. Because we find the evidence shows defendant has sufficiently rebutted the presumption of negligence, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Both parties to this suit have appealed. Defendant Winn-Dixie argues direct evidence showed the foreign substance was on the floor only a few minutes before the accident occurred and therefore...

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