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BENNETTE v. BROTHERS AVONDALE, L.L.C.

No. 15-CA-37.

170 So.3d 1179 (2015)

Carolyn BENNETTE, v. BROTHERS AVONDALE, L.L.C. and James River Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 14, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pierre F. Gaudin, Jr. , Attorney at Law, Gretna, LA, Julien F. Jurgens , Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Paula M. Wellons , Stephen T. Perkins , Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, MARC E. JOHNSON and ROBERT A. CHAISSON.

In this slip and fall claim, defendants appeal the trial court's award of damages to the plaintiff, arguing that the trial court held the defendants to an improper burden of proof. For the reasons that follow, we agree. Accordingly, the trial court's verdict is reversed and judgment is rendered for defendants.<...

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