Legal Opinion

Ratcliff v. Town of Mandeville

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 23, 1987No. 86-C-1517PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

502 So.2d 566 (1987)

Richard RATCLIFF

v.

TOWN OF MANDEVILLE.

No. 86-C-1517.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 23, 1987.

Maurice LeGardeur, Jr., Christine O'Brien Lozes, Covington, for applicant.

Iddo Pittman, Hammond, for respondent.

DIXON, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, Richard Ratcliff, slipped and injured himself while walking on a boat dock after returning from an all night recreational shrimping outing. Since the dock was both owned by and located within the Town of Mandeville, plaintiff sued the Town of Mandeville for his injuries. The trial court granted the town's motion for summary judgment…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Keelen v. State, Dept. of Culture, Recreation & TourismSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  2. Landry v. Board of Levee Com'rs of OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  3. Ratcliff v. Town of MandevilleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Naquin v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
  2. Socorro v. Orleans Levee Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  3. Price v. Exxon Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  4. Ebarb v. Guinn Bros., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  5. Ratcliff v. Town of MandevilleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989

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