BUCHERT v. STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF REC. & TOURISM

No. 95-CA-0924.

669 So.2d 527 (1996)

Jane C. BUCHERT v. STATE of Louisiana, Through its DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND TOURISM, OFFICE of TOURISM.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied April 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Bonin, Bonin Law Firm, New Orleans, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, George P. Vedros, Assistant Attorney General, Cleveland, Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix, New Orleans, for Appellant/State of Louisiana.

Before CIACCIO, PLOTKIN and MURRAY, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

The State appeals the trial judge's award of $30,000 to Jane Buchert who was injured when she fell outside the New Orleans Welcome Center. We reverse the judgment.

On April 6, 1992, at approximately 4:45 p.m., Jane Buchert, age 66, and her sister Patricia Ferraro were walking through Jackson Square toward St. Louis Cathedral. The square was crowded and Buchert walked close to the Pontalba building. The sisters conversed as they walked. Neither...

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