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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