DAVIS v. HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 93-CA-0566.

633 So.2d 810 (1994)

Cynthia DAVIS v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS and XYZ Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Morrison, Jr., New Orleans, for intervenor-appellee, Ins. Co. of North America.

Marsha M. McKendall, Carter & Cates, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Darryl J. Carimi, Carimi Law Firm, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BYRNES, PLOTKIN and LANDRIEU, JJ.


LANDRIEU, Judge.

In this slip and fall case,1 the Housing Authority of New Orleans appeals the issue of liability only. We are asked to determine whether the trial court was manifestly erroneous when it allocated 90% fault to the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) and 10% fault to the plaintiff. We amend, and as amended, affirm.

FACTS

On September 28, 1988 at approximately 12:30 p.m., plaintiff, Cynthia Davis, while...

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