Legal Opinion
Crooks v. Southwest Louisiana Hospital Assoc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 8, 2012No. 12-157PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
| ¡This is a personal injury case wherein the plaintiff contends that she suffered damages from a fall through a defective sofa bed at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital on December 21, 2002. The Defendant contends that the Plaintiff failed to carry her burden to prove that this accident occurred or, alternatively, that she was actually injured by falling through the sofa bed.
A jury trial was conducted. Prior to submitting the case to the jury, the trial judge granted a directed verdict, leaving the jury to award damages. After the jury awarded damages, the trial judge granted the…
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