DOANE v. WAL-MART DISCOUNT STORES, INC.

No. 96-CA-2716.

697 So.2d 309 (1997)

Eunice DOANE v. WAL-MART DISCOUNT STORES, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Mopsik, William G. Legrand, Norman Mopsik & Law Associates, New Orleans, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Thomas P. Anzelmo, Keith M. Matulich, Campbell, Mccranie, Sistrunk Anzelmo & Hardy, Metairie, for Defendant/Appellant.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and BARRY and KLEES, JJ.


SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff was injured when she tripped over a speed bump in the parking lot of a store operated by defendant. After a bench trial, the court allocated sixty percent of the fault to defendant and forty percent to plaintiff and awarded plaintiff a net amount of $9,722.57. Defendant has appealed. The principal issue is whether the speed bump presented an unreasonable risk of harm under the circumstances. We reverse.

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