JOLLY v. OTIS ELEVATOR CO.

No. 92-CA-2494.

620 So.2d 497 (1993)

Leon JOLLY v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY and Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff, Charles Foti, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. Leach, Paige F. Rosato, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, for defendant/appellant.

Richard L. Root, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellant.

T. Allen Usry, Maureen Blackburn Jennings, Catherine A. Mills, Metairie, for defendant/appellee.

Before CIACCIO, LOBRANO and LANDRIEU, JJ.


CIACCIO, Judge.

In this personal injury case, the trial judge rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff, Leon Jolly, awarding him $5,560.00 for injuries he sustained while riding in an elevator. Defendant, Otis Elevator Company (Otis), and plaintiff appeal.

In January of 1990, plaintiff was incarcerated at the Community Correctional Center (CCC) in Orleans Parish. The CCC, owned by the City of New Orleans, is maintained and operated as a penal facility by the...

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