LAWRENCE v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT

No. 41,825-CA.

948 So.2d 1179 (2007)

Sondra LAWRENCE, Plaintiff-Appellee v. City of SHREVEPORT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 31, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis Law Office, LLC, by S.P. Davis, Sr., for Appellant.

Hayter & Odom, L.L.C., by Mark W. Odom, Shreveport, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and CARAWAY, JJ.


CARAWAY, J.

After spending an afternoon boating, plaintiff exited her friend's boat and moved across a concrete dock owned by the City of Shreveport onto a grassy waterfront lot. As she left the edge of the concrete, plaintiff fell into a hole caused by lake water erosion and received injuries to her left knee. Claiming that the hole was not apparent due to overgrown grass, plaintiff successfully sued the City of Shreveport and was awarded damages for the injuries...

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