ZEAGLER v. DILLARD DEPT. STORES, INC.

No. 19356-CA.

521 So.2d 766 (1988)

Sue ZEAGLER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, In Solido, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mayer, Smith & Roberts by Walter O. Hunter, Jr., Shreveport, for defendants-appellants.

C. William Gerhardt & Associates by C. William Gerhardt, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MARVIN, SEXTON and LINDSAY, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this action for damages arising out of a slip and fall by a shopper in a department store and after a trial by jury, the store appeals a JNOV that assessed all fault to the store and awarded the shopper $15,000 in general damages, plus $5,800 in special damages.

The jury, apparently making no attempt to allocate fault that would total 100 percent, found the store 20 percent at fault and the plaintiff...

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