BUCHIGNANI v. LAFAYETTE INS. CO.

No. 41,384-CA.

938 So.2d 1198 (2006)

Nancy C. BUCHIGNANI, Plaintiff-Appellee v. LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 23, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lunn, Irion, Salley, Carlisle & Gardner, by James A. Mijalis, Shreveport, for Defendant Appellant, Lafayette Ins. Co. and Sci-Port Discovery Center.

Sockrider, Bolin, Anglin, Batte, by James E. Bolin, Jr., Shreveport, for Plaintiff Appellee, Nancy C. Buchignani.

The Malone Law Firm, by Dannye W. Malone, Shreveport, for Defendant Appellee, City of Shreveport.

Before STEWART, CARAWAY and PEATROSS, JJ.


STEWART, J.

Nancy C. Buchignani, the plaintiff, tripped at an expansion joint and fell down six concrete steps. She sued Sci-Port Discovery Center, Lafayette Insurance Company (Sci-Port's insurer), and the City of Shreveport for damages. The claims against the City of Shreveport were dismissed at trial and are not at issue. As to the claims against Sci-Port and its insurer, the trial court determined that the defect at the expansion joint presented an unreasonable...

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