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FRANCOIS v. HOLIDAY INN, INC.

No. 95-CA-2519.

678 So.2d 55 (1996)

Shirley FRANCOIS v. The HOLIDAY INN, INCORPORATED.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

July 3, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jo A. Fleming, Baton Rouge, LA, and Sonja M. Sampson, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Michael R. Allweiss, Ellen Widen Kessler, Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and PLOTKIN and JONES, JJ.

SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff was injured on June 24, 1991, when she struck her ankle on a board protruding from a bed in her room at Holiday Inn where she was a guest. After a bench trial, the court awarded her $250,000 in damages. Holiday Inn appeals disputing both liability and quantum.

There were two double beds in the room. Plaintiff had made a call on the telephone on a nightstand between the beds. As she was returning to the other side of the room...

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