Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Schwegmann Giant Supermarkets Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 16, 1990No. 90-C-0210PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
559 So.2d 488 (1990)
Mable Lee MATTHEWS
v.
SCHWEGMANN GIANT SUPERMARKETS INC.
No. 90-C-0210.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 16, 1990.
Rehearing Denied May 18, 1990.
2Per curiam
The application is granted.
The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the party which prevailed in the trial court, established that the cans fell from the shelf in the supermarket without being touched by plaintiff and without any other customers in the area. This circumstantial evidence therefore established that the condition of the shelf presented an unreasonable risk of harm which caused plaintiff's injury. Defendant…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Brown v. Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Matthews v. Schwegmann Giant Supermarkets, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
- Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. HinesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
4Cited by10 opinions
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