SCOTT v. LAFAYETTE CONSOL. GOVERNMENT

No. 10-716.

52 So.3d 1068 (2010)

Willie Mae SCOTT v. LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT-RISK MANAGEMENT DIVISION.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan David Scofield , James Thomas Rivera , Scofield & Rivera, LLC, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Lafayette Consolidated Government, Risk Management Division.

Chuck David Granger , David J. Meche , Opelousas, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant-Willie, Mae Scott.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, MARC T. AMY, and BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

Willie Mae Scott suffered injuries when the chime pull cord on a bus owned and operated by Lafayette Consolidated Government ("LCG") came loose and struck her near her eye. Ms. Scott argues that LCG had or should have had notice of the poor condition of the chime pull cord and the attached clamp that served to secure the cord. Ms. Scott also argues that although LCG is a public entity, it operates a public bus system, thereby making it a ...

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