MANUEL v. REPUBLIC VANGUARD INS. CO.

No. 07-1437.

980 So.2d 235 (2008)

Irene MANUEL v. REPUBLIC VANGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 2, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Ray Morris, Fraser, Morris & Wheeler, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, Republic Vanguard Insurance Company F. Drew Hoffpauir, Sr. Leland Jackson.

Michael S. Koch, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Irene Manuel.

John H. Musser, V, Murphy, Rogers & Sloss, New Orleans, LA, for Intervenor/Appellee, Boyd Racing, LLC.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, MARC T. AMY, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The plaintiff filed suit to recover damages for injuries resulting from a fall at the casino where she was employed. A jury found the plaintiff free from fault in the accident and apportioned fault between the casino and the defendant subcontractors. The defendants appeal and question the determination that the plaintiff was free from fault as well as the jury's apportionment of fault. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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