Legal Opinion
Cooper v. City of New Orleans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 18, 1996No. 96-CA-0243PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IxLOBRANO, Judge.
This appeal arises from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, Darlene Cooper, individually and as tutrix of her minor daughter, Courtney Cooper, and against defendant, the Orleans Parish School Board, in the amount of $2,929,777.39 for injuries sustained by Courtney Cooper.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
On December 18,1991, Courtney Cooper, a six year old student at Medare Nelson Elementary School, was playing on a multi-event playground structure during recess. The playground structure included a firepole attached to a deck standing approximately 62 inches above the ground. The…
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- Watson v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Clement v. FreySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- Sharkey v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Freeman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- Cooper v. Orleans Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999