WILLIAMS v. RUBEN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES

No. 46,040-CA.

58 So.3d 534 (2011)

Marion WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellee v. RUBEN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, LLC and The City of Shreveport, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 2, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis Law Firm, LLC by S.P. Davis, Sr. , for Appellants.

Simmons, Morris & Carroll, LLC by B. Trey Morris , for Appellee.

Before DREW, MOORE and LOLLEY, JJ.


MOORE, J.

The City of Shreveport appeals a judgment of $338,581 arising from a trip and fall on a buckled city sidewalk. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.

Factual Background

Marion Williams was taking an exercise walk with her friend and coworker Tracy Terry on the morning of May 4, 2006. Although they had been walking together for months—the 50-year-old Ms. Williams proudly testified that she had lost 35 lbs. and was controlling...

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