O'BRIEN v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 31,032-CA.

720 So.2d 1263 (1998)

Darlene O'BRIEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vicki C. Warner, Shreveport, for Appellant.

James M. Johnson, Minden, for Appellee.

Before HIGHTOWER, WILLIAMS and STEWART, JJ.


WILLIAMS, Judge.

In this slip and fall action, the defendant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., ("Wal-Mart") appeals the trial court's judgment awarding the plaintiff, Darlene O'Brien, damages for injuries sustained after she slipped while shopping on defendant's premises. Finding that the plaintiff failed to meet the burden of proof required by LSA-R.S. 9:2800.6, we reverse the trial court's judgment and dismiss the plaintiff's claims against the defendant.

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