DESORMEAUX v. AUDUBON INS. CO.

No. 91-985.

611 So.2d 818 (1992)

Philip DESORMEAUX, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee, v. AUDUBON INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied March 12, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Dawkins, Lafayette, for plaintiff/appellant.

Juneau, Judice, Hill & Adley, Michael W. Adley, Lafayette, for defendant/appellee.

Allen, Gooch, Bourgeois, Breaux, Robison & Theunissen, John H. Hughes and Alfred R. Romain, Lafayette, for intervenor/appellant.

Before DOUCET and KNOLL, JJ., and MARCANTEL, J. Pro Tem.


KNOLL, Judge.

This appeal concerns a slip/fall by a roof repairman in the attic of a home under the theory of strict liability. The trial court found the roof to be in a state of ruin and because Philip Desormeaux, plaintiff herein, had repaired the roof in the past without difficulty, it found defendant liable under strict liability, awarding Philip $70,868.45 against defendant, Audubon Insurance Company (Audubon), for a back injury he sustained as a result of the...

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