Legal Opinion
Bates v. Louisiana National Guard Armory
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 25, 2012No. 46,892-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
hThe State of Louisiana Military Department appeals a partial summary judgment, as to liability only, in favor of Kim Bates, who sustained a trip-and-fall accident on the grounds of the Louisiana National Guard Armory in West Monroe, Louisiana. We affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
On September 5, 2003, a contingent of Guardsmen was returning to Louisiana from a tour in Afghanistan. Ms. Bates, along with several family members, went to the National Guard Armory on Industrial Drive in West Monroe to greet her *22niece’s husband, who was in the returning group.
According to her deposition, Ms.…
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