VARNELL v. SERVICE MERCHANDISE CO., INC.

No. 92-103.

613 So.2d 1042 (1993)

Sheila VARNELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SERVICE MERCHANDISE COMPANY, INC. & Old Republic Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 3, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keaty & Keaty, Michael P. Wilty, Robert B. Keaty, Thomas V. Alonzo, Michael J. Breaux, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant.

Allen, Gooch, Bourgeois, Breaux, Robison & Theunissen, William H. Parker, III, Lafayette, for defendants-appellees.

Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., and DOUCET and DECUIR, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

This case arises out of a trip and fall in a Service Merchandise store.

On October 19, 1985, Sheila Varnell tripped over a display in a Service Merchandise showroom located in Lafayette, La. As a result, Mrs. Varnell brought suit against Service Merchandise Co., Inc. (Service), and its insurer, Old Republic Insurance Co. The case was tried before a jury. After the trial the jury, in response to jury interrogatories, found that Service was not...

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