NICHOLS v. NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY

No. 31,120-CA.

729 So.2d 733 (1999)

Gregory NICHOLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rivers, Beck, Dalrymple & Ledet by Eugene A. Ledet, Jr., Robert L. Beck, Jr., Alexandria, Counsel for Appellant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Baton Rouge, W. Craig Henry, Special Assistant Attorney General, Counsel for Appellees.

Before NORRIS, STEWART and PEATROSS, JJ.


STEWART, J.

Gregory Nichols filed suit against Northeast Louisiana University ("NLU") and the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities asserting strict liability and negligence claims for damages sustained when he fell from the walkway outside of his third floor dormitory room. The trial court dismissed Nichols' claims, and he now appeals the trial court's judgment. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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