TORTORICH v. JEFFERSON PARISH DEPT. OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

No. 88-CA-535.

543 So.2d 1103 (1989)

Salvador TORTORICH v. JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Yaeger, Leonard J. Cline, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellant.

Joseph A. Conino, Louis G. Gruntz, Jr., Gretna, for defendants-appellees Parish of Jefferson.

Bruce J. Borrello, Metairie, for defendants-appellees Larry Walther and Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

C. Kelly Lightfoot, Metairie, for appellant-intervenor American General Fire and Cas. Co.

Before BOWES, GAUDIN and GOTHARD, JJ.


GAUDIN, Judge.

Salvador Tortorich appeals from a district court judgment which dismissed his slip and fall claim. Tortorich alleged and tried to show that he stepped into a water meter box and fell, injuring his back.

The trial judge in the 24th Judicial District Court, however, found fairly serious discrepancies in plaintiff's case and denied recovery.

After carefully considering the testimony and examining the documentary evidence, including the...

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