SCHERER v. PNK (BOSSIER CITY), INC.

No. 47,901-CA.

112 So.3d 931 (2013)

Lexine SCHERER and Deborah Constantino, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. PNK (BOSSIER CITY), INC., et al, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Valteau, Harris, Koenig & Mayer, New Orleans, LA, by J. Nelson Mayer, III , Edmond J. Harris , for Appellants.

Lunn, Irion, Salley, Carlisle & Gardner, Shreveport, LA, by Alexander J. Mijalis , for Appellee, PNK (Bossier City), Inc., d/b/a Boomtown Bossier City.

Gaudry, Ranson, Higgins & Germillion, Gretna, LA, by A. Mark Flake , Daryl A. Higgins , for Appellee.

Before STEWART, CARAWAY and SEXTON (Pro Tempore), JJ.


CARAWAY, J.

In this trip and fall case, the trial court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs fell in defendant's casino at a place where the flooring changed from a concrete ramp to a tiled portion of the building, with a slight rise or bump of approximately one-half inch. At the time of their fall, one plaintiff was pushing the other who was seated on a walker which contained a fold-down seat...

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