MUSACCHIA v. HILTON NEW ORLEANS CORP.

No. 2003-CA-1100.

876 So.2d 901 (2004)

Nicholas J. MUSACCHIA, Jr. v. HILTON NEW ORLEANS CORPORATION, New Orleans Paddlewheels, Inc., Queen of New Orleans, Inc., Queen of New Orleans at the Hilton Joint Venture, New Orleans Paddlewheels (Texas), Inc., Hilton Hotels Corporation and Hilton Hotels Partner I, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 2, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul H. Due', Kirk A. Guidry, Due', Price, Guidry, Piedrahita & Andrews, Baton Rouge, LA, and Russ M. Herman, Maury Herman, Steven J. Lane, Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Robert H. Murphy, Peter B. Sloss, Robert E. Guidry, Murphy, Rogers & Sloss, New Orleans, LA, for Queen of New Orleans at the Hilton Joint Venture, Hilton New Orleans Corp., Hilton Hotels Corp., and New Orleans Paddlewheels, Inc.

Jerald L. Album, Patrice W. Oppenheim, Reich, Meeks & Treadaway, L.L.C., Metairie, LA, for Russell T. Ribando and Republic Insurance Company.

(Court composed of Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS SR., Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge DAVID S. GORBATY).


TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.

Defendants, the Queen of New Orleans and Russell Ribando, appeal the trial court's judgment awarding damages of $308,549.92, with interest, to plaintiff, Musacchia for injuries he sustained while attempting to leave the Queen of New Orleans. It is from this judgment that both defendants, the Queen of New Orleans and Russell Ribando appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court's finding.

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