JONES v. CITY OF NEW IBERIA

No. 01-1085.

812 So.2d 904 (2002)

Edna JONES v. CITY OF NEW IBERIA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied June 14, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen Roy Ingram, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Edna Jones.

Rodd Anthony Naquin, Louisiana Municipal Association, Baton Rouge, LA, for City of New Iberia.

Court composed of NED E. DOUCET, JR., Chief Judge, ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, MARC T. AMY and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The plaintiff alleges that she sustained injury when a chair at a City of New Iberia facility collapsed underneath her. She filed suit against the City, alleging negligence in the failure to inspect or detect the defective chair. The trial court found in favor of the plaintiff. The City appeals. For the following reasons, we reverse and render.

Factual and Procedural Background

The plaintiff, Edna Jones, filed suit against the City of...

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