Legal Opinion
McGurk v. City of Shreveport
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 4, 1941No. 6251PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
A fall was experienced by plaintiff, Mrs. Euphrasia McGurk, during the afternoon of April 21, 1938, while she was walking along the south sidewalk, in the 1000 Block, of Highland Avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana.
In her pleadings of this suit, which was brought for the purpose of recovering damages for the injuries sustained and expenses incurred, plaintiff alleges that the fall was occasioned by her stumbling over a "superelevation" existing in the sidewalk. Impleaded as defendants were the City of Shreveport and Wesley E. Compere, the latter being the owner of the property abutting said…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McCormack v. RobinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Lemoine v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Goodwyn v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Wiltz v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
- Weber v. Union Development & Construction Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
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3Cited by5 opinions
- White v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Preuett v. STATE DEPT. OF HIGHWAYSLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
- KIDER v. City of OpelousasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Martin v. City of OpelousasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- White v. City of AlexandriaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1948