GIRVAN v. NEW ORLEANS PUB. SERV. INC.

No. 94-CA-0681.

646 So.2d 481 (1994)

Samuel Paul GIRVAN v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied March 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caleb H. Didriksen, Denise A. Bostick, Didriksen & Carbo, New Orleans, for defendant/appellant.

David W. Bernberg, Jacobs, Manuel & Kain, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellee.

Before WARD, JONES and WALTZER, JJ.


WALTZER, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Samuel Paul Girvan brought suit against New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI) for damages allegedly sustained when he fell into an uncovered manhole, breaking his leg. Following trial in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, a jury found NOPSI's uncovered manhole was an unreasonably dangerous condition, found NOPSI to have been negligent and strictly liable for Girvan's injury to the extent of...

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