Legal Opinion

Fontenot v. Fontenot

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 11, 1994No. 93-C-2479PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

635 So.2d 219 (1994)

Bernadette FONTENOT, et al.

v.

Cleveland P.Z. FONTENOT, et al.

No. 93-C-2479.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 11, 1994.

John C. Fontenot, Ville Platte, counsel for applicant.

Lionel H. Sutton, III, Patrick A. Juneau, Jr., Juneau, Judice, Hill & Adley, Lafayette, for respondent.

KIMBALL, Justice.[*]

On January 4, 1991, Bernadette Fontenot fell and sustained various injuries after slipping on a small piece of firewood left on the carport at the bottom of the steps leading out of her in-laws' home. Bernadette and her husband, Elwood, filed suit against defendant homeowners and their…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Mart v. HillSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  2. Sistler v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  3. Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
  4. Hill v. Lundin & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  5. Kent v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Kumpe v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
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  3. Libersat v. J & K TRUCKING, INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
  4. Jones v. Peyton Place, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  5. Hall v. Folger Coffee Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2003

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