LEWIS v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT

No. 36,659-CA.

837 So.2d 44 (2002)

Andre LEWIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casten & Pearce, by Alan T. Seabaugh Jason M. Nash, Amy M. Perkins, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellant City of Shreveport.

Gregory L. Kelley, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellee Andre Lewis.

Before STEWART, GASKINS and CARAWAY, JJ.


STEWART, J.

The City of Shreveport ("City") appeals the judgment of the trial court finding it liable for injuries sustained by Andre Lewis ("Andre") after he fell in a sink hole that developed in the ground under one of its water meters and awarding damages in the amount of $204,472.34. For the reasons states herein, we affirm the trial court.

FACTS

On July 28, 1999, Andre Lewis was attempting to keep his child from entering the roadway in front...

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