FRANKLIN v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 91-CA-455.

590 So.2d 1346 (1991)

Patricia FRANKLIN, Individually and on Behalf of her minor son, Terrial Franklin v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 11, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick R. Campbell, Roy Beard, Lisa Miley Geary, Campbell, McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo & Hardy, Metairie, for defendant-appellee.

John B. Perry, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Before GAUDIN, GOTHARD and CANNELLA, JJ.


GAUDIN, Judge.

On February 11, 1988, three-year-old Terrial Franklin fell in a Wal-Mart store and was injured when his head struck the bottom shelf of a shopping cart. Terrial's mother, Patricia Franklin, subsequently filed suit in the 24th Judicial District Court. The trial judge, on February 6, 1991, found in Wal-Mart's favor and dismissed Ms. Franklin's demands. We affirm.

The district judge assigned these reasons for his judgment:

"This case involves...

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