McCARDIE v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 18440-CA.

504 So.2d 111 (1987)

Clara Annie McCARDIE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Granted April 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brittain, Williams & McGlathery by Jack O. Brittain, Nachitoches, for plaintiff-appellant.

Barnes & Jefferson by O.P. Barnes, III, Monroe, for defendant-appellee.

Before HALL, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and SEXTON, JJ.


HALL, Chief Judge.

In this slip and fall action for damages, plaintiff, Clara Annie McCardie, appeals a judgment in favor of defendant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., rejecting her demands.

The primary issue is whether a large retail outlet store, after proof by plaintiff that a foreign substance on the floor caused her to slip, fall, and sustain injuries, presented proof which exculpated itself from liability.

While shopping at Wal-Mart, plaintiff slipped...

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