MARCANTEL v. KARAM

No. 90-1394.

601 So.2d 1 (1992)

Betty MARCANTEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Willie KARAM, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 12, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Fontenot, Eunice, Errol Deshotels, Oberlin, for plaintiff-appellant.

Tynes, Fraser, Roach & Morris, Maurice L. Tynes, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, STOKER and CULPEPPER, JJ.


STOKER, Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff, Betty Marcantel, from a jury verdict finding defendant, Willie Karam, not liable for her personal injuries caused by a defect in a house owned by Karam. Betty and her husband Buford, leased the house from Karam. Betty, who is confined to a wheelchair, was being wheeled by Buford from the front porch of the house when Buford's leg fell through rotten boards on the porch. Upon falling, Buford lost his hold on Betty's wheelchair...

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