HUTCHISON v. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

No. 2002-CA-1817.

847 So.2d 665 (2003)

Earline HUTCHISON v. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, COUNCIL NO. 5747, Rebel Amusement Rides, Inc., and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 7, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darleen M. Jacobs, Al A. Sarrat, Robert A. Preston, Jr., Jacobs & Sarrat, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Earline Hutchison.

Thomas R. Hightower, Jr., Wade Kee, Lafayette, LA, Frank D. Ippolito, Law Offices Of Frank D. Ippolito, Chalmette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Knights of Columbus, Council No. 5747.

(Court composed of Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS Sr. and Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD).


JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for the defendants in a trip-and-fall case. Because we find that there are genuine issues of material fact, we will reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The plaintiff, Earline Hutchinson, accompanied by her husband, visited the Crawfish Festival in Chalmette, Louisiana. She entered between two amusement park type rides and left the same way. As she left the festival, she tripped...

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