BIRDSONG v. HIRSCH MEMORIAL COLISEUM

No. 39,101-CA.

889 So.2d 1232 (2004)

Sandra Joyce BIRDSONG and Jimmy Ray Birdsong, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HIRSCH MEMORIAL COLISEUM and Feld Entertainment, Inc. (Ringling Brothers), Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 15, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joey W. Hendrix, for Appellants.

Lunn, Irion, Salley, Carlisle & Gardner by Ronald E. Raney, Shreveport, for Appellee, Hirsch Memorial Coliseum.

David Palay, Lake Charles, for Appellee, Feld Entertainment, Inc.

Before GASKINS, CARAWAY and PEATROSS, JJ.


CARAWAY, J.

This is a slip and fall case that occurred at the conclusion of a large entertainment event held at the defendant's arena. The defendant tested the plaintiffs' ability to prove their case through a motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs' opposition showed circumstantially that the large wet area where the accident occurred was caused either by the presence of condensation on the floor due to the cold conditions for the ice rink used for the event...

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