PRINCE v. BATON ROUGE GENERAL HOSP.

No. 83 CA 0491.

449 So.2d 90 (1984)

Louise L. PRINCE v. BATON ROUGE GENERAL HOSPITAL, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied June 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy A. Modica, Sr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Louise L. Prince.

Felix R. Weill, H. Evans Scobee, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellees Baton Rouge General Hosp., The Guest House, Empire Fire and Marine Ins.

Before COVINGTON, COLE and SAVOIE, JJ.


COVINGTON, Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court's dismissal of the plaintiff's action for benefits under the Workers' Compensation Law. We affirm.

On April 5, 1979, Louise L. Prince was a "sitter" for Ruby Sharp, a patient at Baton Rouge General Hospital's Guest House. While on the premises, Mrs. Prince was proceeding along a walkway and allegedly tripped on an object in her path, a coat hanger. It became entangled in her feet, causing her to fall...

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