SMITH v. SHONEY'S INC.

No. 98 CA 2180.

745 So.2d 223 (1999)

Della Weise SMITH, Born Gasaway v. SHONEY'S, INC. and Shoney's Store No. 1516.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied February 4, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Delphin, Lake Charles, LA, Arthur J. O'Keefe, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiff/appellee, Della Weise Smith, born Gasaway.

Stephen C. Resor, New Orleans, LA, for defendant/appellant, Shoney's, Inc. and Shoney's Store No. 1516.

BEFORE: CARTER, C.J., LeBLANC, and PETTIGREW, JJ.


CARTER, C.J.

This is an appeal by defendant, Shoney's Inc. (Shoney's), from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, Della Weise Smith, in the amount of $22,570.21, for personal injuries she sustained as a result of an incident at a Shoney's restaurant in Baton Rouge.

FACTS

On the evening of June 12, 1993, Smith was in the buffet line at the Shoney's Restaurant located on College Drive in Baton Rouge. While Smith was waiting to select her food, a server...

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