ROBERTSON v. STATE

No. 32,309-CA.

747 So.2d 1276 (1999)

Jeanne Robertson wife of/and Edward ROBERTSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellants, v. STATE of Louisiana through DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND CONTROL, ABC Insurance Corporation, Louisiana Tech University, XYZ Insurance Corporation and Louisiana Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, Defendant-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied February 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray Law Firm by Stephen B. Murray, Charles R. Ward, Jr., New Orleans, Counsel for Appellants.

Louisiana Department of Justice by James R. Dawson, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellees.

Before BROWN, CARAWAY and KOSTELKA, JJ.


CARAWAY, J.

After their son died from head injuries from a fall from the roof of the university's natatorium, plaintiffs brought this wrongful death action against the university and other state entities. Plaintiffs assert that the university was negligent in failing to prevent access to the roof after other students had previously climbed the roof and fallen. The trial court rejected plaintiffs' claims and granted defendants' summary judgment. We affirm.

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