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FALGOUST v. RICHARDSON INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 89-CA-370.

552 So.2d 1348 (1989)

Matthew FALGOUST v. RICHARDSON INDUSTRIES, INC., a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Heldor Industries, Inc., Aqua Pool & Patio, Inc., ABC Insurance Company and DEF Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied February 2, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. Downing, III, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert E. Couhig, Jr., A. Kirk Gasperecz, Daniel Lund, Alan H. Katz, New Orleans, Gary L. Boland, Baton Rouge, Michael R. Sistrunk, Mark M. Gloven, Robert I. Siegel, Paula L. Marcello, and Stephen C. Hartel, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Gregory M. Porobil, New Orleans.

Before GAUDIN, DuFRESNE and WICKER, JJ.

DUFRESNE, Judge.

This suit involves the adequacy of "no-diving" signs displayed on an above ground residential swimming pool. Matthew Falgoust, plaintiff-appellant, dove into this pool, broke his neck, and as a consequence, is now a permanent quadriplegic. He was seventeen years old at the time of the accident. After a lengthy trial, the jury fixed total damages at $975,000, reduced by 37% for plaintiff's own comparative fault in bringing about his injuries. It further...

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