WILLIAMS v. CITY OF MANSFIELD

No. 42,319-CA.

962 So.2d 1187 (2007)

Linda WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF MANSFIELD, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 15, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Stamey & Miller, LLC, by Joseph B. Stamey, Erika F. Cedars, Natchitoches, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART, and DREW, JJ.


BROWN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, Linda Williams, sued the City of Mansfield for injuries she received when she stepped into a hole while walking across a ditch. At the close of plaintiff's case, the trial court granted defendant's motion for directed verdict (the proper motion in a case tried by the court is one for involuntary dismissal per La. C.C.P. art. 1672 B).1 For the following reasons, we affirm.

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