KNOX v. CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY

No. 2004-1497.

900 So.2d 1128 (2005)

Rodney KNOX, et al. v. CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 27, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick L. Cappel, Raggio, Cappel, Chozen & Berniard, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.

Robert C. McCall, Baggett, McCall, Burgess, Watson & Gaughan, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Rodney Knox and Taylor Knox.

J. Gregory Bergstedt, The Bergstedt Law Firm, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, American Southern Home Insurance Company and Jesse James, d/b/a Jesse James Mobile Home Park.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, JOHN D. SAUNDERS, OSWALD A. DECUIR, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and MARC T. AMY, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff brought suit, individually and on behalf of his minor daughter, who suffered a laceration to her leg when she fell into a culvert while visiting a relative's mobile home. The trial court assessed fault for the child's injuries equally between the mobile home owner, who cared for the lawn surrounding the culvert, and the mobile home park owner, who leased the property to the mobile home owner. The court awarded $7,500.00 in general...

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