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MANUEL v. WAL-MART STORES

No. 93-1243.

640 So.2d 579 (1994)

Wilda MANUEL, Plaintiffs-Appellee/Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, et al., Defendants-Appellant/Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied September 23, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Errol David Deshotels, Oberlin, for Wilda Manuel.

Philip Andre Fontenot, Lafayette, for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al.

Before YELVERTON and THIBODEAUX, JJ., and CULPEPPER, J. Pro Tem.

WILLIAM A. CULPEPPER, Judge Pro Tem.

This is a suit for damages arising out of a fall in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart in Kinder, Louisiana. The plaintiff, a fifty-eight year old woman, claims that she fell and injured herself when the wheels of her shopping cart "locked" while she was pushing it. At trial, the jury held that Wal-Mart was negligent, but not strictly liable, and awarded total damages of $28,300.00. The plaintiff appeals, claiming that the amount...

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