JACKSON v. DELCHAMPS, INC.

No. 96 CA 2417.

691 So.2d 332 (1997)

Lequita JACKSON and Marcus Jackson v. DELCHAMPS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

March 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith P. Richards, Edward J. Walters, Jr., Baton Rouge, for Plaintiffs—Appellees.

Sidney J. Hardy, Metairie, for Defendants—Appellants Delchamps, Inc. and Robby W. Hernandez.

Before LOTTINGER, C.J., and FOIL and FOGG, JJ.


FOGG, Judge.

On appeal in this slip and fall case, both the plaintiffs and the defendant raise issues concerning the assessment of fault and the amount of the damage award. For the following reasons, we reverse the finding of liability of behalf of the merchant.

On August 24, 1993, Lequita Jackson entered the Delchamps store in Gonzales, Louisiana to purchase the necessary ingredients for the preparation of jambalaya. She did not use a basket, but rather carried...

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