FORTUNE v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 93-CA-0448.

623 So.2d 701 (1993)

Philip FORTUNE v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

August 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis A. Gerdes, Jr., New Orleans, for Phillip Fortune.

August J. Lanasa, Asst. City Atty., New Orleans, for the City of New Orleans.


LOBRANO, WARD and ARMSTRONG, JJ.

WARD, Judge.

The appellant, Philip Fortune, maintains that he stepped into a hole in a city sidewalk in the 2300 block of Desire Street in the early morning hours of October 30, 1990 while running to catch a bus. Appellant received severe ankle injuries necessitating several surgeries which left him with a permanent disability as a result of his fused ankle.

Fortune filed suit against the City of New Orleans alleging...

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