TRAHAN, ETC. v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE

No. 82-286.

422 So.2d 655 (1982)

Barbara TRAHAN on Behalf of Daughter Sandra R. WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Voorhies & Labbe, Robert A. Lecky, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Poteet & Landry, John G. Poteet, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET, CUTRER and STOKER, JJ.


STOKER, Judge.

The issue before us on this appeal is the quantum of damages awarded to plaintiff and against the appellant, the City of Lafayette. Specifically, the appellant contends the trial judge abused her discretion in awarding to Barbara Trahan, on behalf of her daughter, Sandra R. Walker, $5,000 in general damages Sandra incurred on August 2, 1980, when the chain on a park swing, owned by the appellant, broke in...

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