Terrance v. Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, C.J.
li>This is a slip-and-fall personal injury case. Defendant appeals a judgment that awarded plaintiff damages after finding an “unreasonable condition” existed on the floor of defendant’s premises that caused plaintiff to slip and fall. For the following reasons, we reverse.
BACKGROUND
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 14, 2007, Marion Terrance stopped at the Baton Rouge General Medical Center (hereafter referred to as “the hospital”) cafeteria for a cup of ice before visiting her mother who had been a patient at the hospital for approximately two weeks. As Ms. Terrance turned away from the…
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- Neyrey v. Touro InfirmaryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- Blount v. East Jefferson General Hosp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
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