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CARTER v. CITY OF HOUMA

No. CA871248.

536 So.2d 573 (1988)

Carlus CARTER v. CITY OF HOUMA, Parish of Terrebonne, Wickes Lumber, Inc. and Unknown Manufacturer.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Butler, II, New Orleans, for plaintiff and appellee, Carlus Carter.

Sidney Hardy, New Orleans, for defendant, Wickes Lumber Co.

Robert Talley, Baton Rouge, for defendant, the State.

Randall Bethancourt, Houma, for defendant, Terrebonne Parish Police Jury.

Robert P. Cuccia, Houma, for defendant and appellant, City of Houma.

John Lanier, Thibodaux, Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Before WATKINS, CRAIN and FOIL, JJ.

FACTS

CRAIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment finding the City of Houma solely liable in a personal injury action.

On July 22, 1982, Carlus Carter was delivering freight to Wickes Lumber Company in Houma. While walking to the rear of the trailer he stepped on a catch basin drain cover which broke beneath his weight. Carter suffered injuries to his knees and brought an action to recover damages for these injuries. The drain cover is adjacent...

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