Legal Opinion

Zeno v. Grady Crawford Construction Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 3, 1995No. 94 CA 0858PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

hLeBLANC, Judge.

In this personal injury case, plaintiff appeals from a judgment finding defendants did not have garde of the property where plaintiff was injured in a fall. We affirm, finding no manifest error in any of the trial court’s findings.

On April 30, 1986, plaintiff, Carl Zeno, Jr., parked his ear in an unpaved area adjacent to a private road located next to the intersection of Choctaw Drive and Chippewa Street in Baton Rouge. As he exited his car and started to walk away, Mr. Zeno stepped into a hole and fell, causing serious injury to his right knee and leg. Thereafter, plaintiff…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. St. Julien v. Morgan Louisiana & Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
  2. Doughty v. Insured Lloyds Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
  3. Smith v. State Through Dept. of Public SafetyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
  4. Cherry v. HerquesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
  5. Norman v. SorrelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Brunet v. Avondale Industries, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
  2. Sutherland v. Hibernia Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  3. Linnear v. Centerpoint Energy Entex/Reliant EnergyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
  4. Preston Nedley v. City of AlexandriaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2025

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