TELLO v. RAMADA INN, INC.

No. 97-CA-138.

697 So.2d 358 (1997)

Elida TELLO, on Behalf of Decedent, Nabor TELLO v. RAMADA INN, INC., Tony Powell and American Zurich Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Zerlin, Waldmann & Harrington, Gretna, for plaintiff-appellant.

Nelson W. Wagar, III, Christa K. McKimmy, Chopin, Wagar, Cole, Richard, Reboul, and Kutcher, LLP, Metairie, for defendantsappellees.

Before GAUDIN, GRISBAUM and WICKER, JJ.


UAULUN, Judge.

On February 19, 1993, Tony Powell was driving a Ramada Inn-owned van on Williams Boulevard in Kenner, Louisiana when his vehicle struck and fatally injured Nabor Tello, who was trying to cross the roadway on foot.

A jury in the 24th Judicial District Court absolved Powell of any negligence. We affirm.

The district court petition was filed by Tello's mother, who contends on appeal that Powell was at least partially responsible for this...

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