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BANKS v. NEW ORLEANS SEWERAGE & WATER BD.

No. 98-CA-1373.

728 So.2d 527 (1999)

Jewel BANKS and Gary Banks v. NEW ORLEANS SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

January 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Betsy Barnes, Robert J. Caluda and Associates, New Orleans, LA, Attorney for Plaintiff/Appellants.

Don J. Hernandez, General Counsel, Jacob Taranto, III, Assistant Special Counsel, John D. Lambert, Jr., Special Counsel Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellee.

Court composed of CHARLES R. JONES, Judge MIRIAM G. WALTZER, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY.

JONES, Judge.

Plaintiff/appellant, a 61-year old visitor to the French Quarters in New Orleans, was seriously injured after tripping over an elevated manhole cover. She and her husband sued the Sewarage and Water Board ("SWB") and the City of New Orleans. On appeal, she seeks review of the February 19, 1997, judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendant/appellee, the SWB. We reverse and render judgment.

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