Legal Opinion
Banks v. New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 27, 1999No. 98-CA-1373PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| JONES, Judge.
Plaintiff/appellant, a 61-year old visitor to the French Quarters in New Orleans, was seriously injured after tripping over an elevated manhole cover. She and her husband sued the Sewarage and Water Board (“SWB”) and the City of New Orleans. On appeal, she seeks review of the February 19, 1997, judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendant/appellee, the SWB. We reverse and render judgment.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
Plaintiff/appellant, Mrs. Jewel Banks, a 61-year old woman at the time of the accident in question, was visiting New Orleans to attend her granddaughter’s college…
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- Valet v. City of HammondLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
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