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SHOWS v. SHONEY'S, INC.

No. 98 CA 1254.

738 So.2d 724 (1999)

Ginger A. SHOWS v. SHONEY'S, INC., Shoney's Inn, Rhonda McDurmmond and Northbrook Property and Casualty.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

July 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan D. Fisher, Frank Tomeny, III, George K. Anding, Jr., Baton Rouge, for Plaintiff-Appellant Ginger A. Shows.

Dominic J. Gianna, New Orleans, trial attorney for defendants Shoney's, Inc., Rhonda McDurmmond, and Northbrook Property and Casualty Insurance Co.

Clare W. Trinchard, Leigh Ann Schell, Trinchard & Trinchard, New Orleans, appellate counsel for defendant-appellants, Shoney's, Inc., Rhonda McDurmmond, and Northbrook Property and Casualty Insurance Co.

Lindsey J. Leavoy, Baton Rouge, for Intervenor-Appellee Audubon Indemnity Company.

Jack M. Alltmont, New Orleans, for United National Insurance Company, Amicus Curiae.

Before: FITZSIMMONS, GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ.

PETTIGREW, J.

The instant suit was filed by Dr. Ginger A. Shows to recover damages for injuries she sustained as a result of a fall in a Shoney's restaurant. Following a bench trial, judgment in the amount of $7,790,380.00 was rendered in favor of Dr. Shows. All parties have appealed from this judgment. For the following reasons, we reverse in part, amend, and as amended, affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On October 1, 1988, Dr. Ginger A. Shows...

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