AUSTIN v. CAMBRIDGE MUT. FIRE INS. CO. OF ANDOVER, MASS.

No. 85-932.

491 So.2d 815 (1986)

Bernadette AUSTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CAMBRIDGE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

July 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris J. Roy, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

David A. Hughes of Gist, Methvin, Alexandria, for defendants-appellees.

Before DOMENGEAUX, DOUCET and YELVERTON, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment finding the plaintiff contributorily negligent in connection with a fall down a flight of stairs.

In April 1983, Royce and Bernadette Austin leased a second floor apartment from the defendant, Thomas A. Antoon, on a month-to-month basis. Mr. Austin agreed to make repairs and renovations to the apartment in exchange for six weeks' rent free.

On the evening of August 25, 1983, Bernadette Austin heard a...

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