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LAIRD v. CITY OF OAKDALE

No. 04-767.

886 So.2d 1262 (2004)

Richard Rodney LAIRD v. CITY OF OAKDALE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 10, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Craig Jones, Jones & Hill, LLC, Oakdale, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant Richard Rodney Laird.

J. Scott Thomas, Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee City of Oakdale.

Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and JOHN B. SCOFIELD, Judges.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Richard Rodney Laird appeals the dismissal of his suit against the City of Oakdale (the City) on summary judgment. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

On June 22, 2001, while walking on the sidewalk along Beck Avenue in Oakdale, Louisiana, Mr. Laird fell into a storm drain when the grate covering it collapsed as he stepped on it. Photographs taken before the site had been repaired showed...

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