FIFE v. MORRISON CAFETERIA CO. OF LOUISIANA

No. 13855.

393 So.2d 379 (1980)

Clarence W. FIFE v. MORRISON CAFETERIA COMPANY OF LOUISIANA, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Refused February 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Walters, Jr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Clarence W. Fife.

Jack W. Thomson, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Morrison Cafeteria Company of Louisiana, Inc.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and PONDER, JJ.


LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is a slip and fall case. The plaintiff claims he slipped on a lemon peel at a cafeteria operated by the defendant and aggravated a pre-existing back condition which eventually resulted in disc surgery. The trial judge expressed disbelief in the plaintiff's testimony and found no connection between the slip and the plaintiff's serious medical problems. He ruled in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff perfected this appeal.

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