REITZELL v. PECANLAND MALL ASSOCIATES, LTD.

No. 37,524-CA.

852 So.2d 1229 (2003)

Kathleen REITZELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PECANLAND MALL ASSOCIATES, LTD., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 20, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLeod Verlander by Laurie J. Burkett, Monroe, for Appellant.

Plauché, Maselli, Landry, & Parkerson by Cherie T. Burlett, New Orleans, for Appellee, Southeast Service Corporation.

Davenport, Files & Kelly by Carey B. Underwood, Monroe, for Appellee, Southwest Shopping Centers Co.

Before BROWN, CARAWAY and TRAYLOR (Pro Tempore), JJ.


CARAWAY, J.

In this trip and fall case, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the mall owner and cleaning company after finding that a patched area at one of the mall entrances did not present an unreasonable risk of harm and that any unevenness in the location was open and apparent. We affirm.

Facts

On the Friday evening of March 12, 1999, Kathleen Reitzell did some after-work shopping at Pecanland Mall in Monroe, La. It had...

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