SAVANT v. HOBBY LOBBY STORES, INC.

No. 12-447.

104 So.3d 567 (2012)

Jo Anna SAVANT, et al. v. HOBBY LOBBY STORES, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Michael Bassett , James P. Ryan , Richard T. Haik, Jr. , Morrow, Morrow, Ryan & Bassett, Opelousas, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Jo Anna Savant, et al.

Ian Alexander Macdonald , Jones Walker, Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Ace American Insurance Company and Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

While she shopped at Hobby Lobby in Lafayette, two large clocks fell from a wall display and struck the plaintiff, Jo Anna Savant, in the head. Suffering injuries, Ms. Savant filed suit against Hobby Lobby, alleging negligence. Following a trial, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Ms. Savant finding that fault or negligence on behalf of Hobby Lobby existed, and that this fault or negligence was the legal and cause-in-fact of the accident...

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