Legal Opinion
Paxton v. Ballard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 14, 1974No. 53585PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
289 So.2d 85 (1974)
Nora Burns PAXTON
v.
Ben BALLARD, d/b/a Cotton Boll Market, et al.
No. 53585.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 14, 1974.
Rehearing Denied February 15, 1974.
C. Don McNeil, George T. Anderson, Shreveport, for plaintiff-applicant.
Hal V. Lyons, Shreveport, for defendants-respondents.
SANDERS, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff, Nora Burns Paxton, sought damages for personal injuries sustained when she fell over a display rack at the Cotton Boll Market in Shreveport, Louisiana, on October 10, 1971. After trial, the district court denied recovery, finding the plaintiff guilty of…
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