Legal Opinion
White v. City of Alexandria
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 31, 1948No. 7208PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The City of Alexandria, Louisiana, has brought this appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiff $600 damages for injuries sustained when plaintiff tripped and stumbled against a raised portion of the sidewalk in the 1000 block of Ninth Street in that city.
Plaintiff alleged that at the point where the accident occurred, one square of the sidewalk was several inches higher than the adjacent square; that the accident occurred in darkness; that there was poor illumination so that she did not see the condition of the walk and stumped her right toe against the raised portion, causing her to fall. She…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lemoine v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Goodwyn v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Suthon v. City of HoumaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
- Holbrook v. City of MonroeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- Brown v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
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3Cited by4 opinions
- White v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Foster v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Ford v. City of ShreveportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Howard v. Great American Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1948