Littleton v. Pittman Construction Co.

GULOTTA, Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of plaintiff’s suit for property damages and personal injuries suffered at a construction site at Charity Hospital in the City of New Orleans. We affirm.

On October 6, 1971, plaintiff, a taxicab driver, had discharged a passenger at the emergency entrance at the rear of the hospital. Access to the entrance is gained from an elevated ramp from the street. On this date, defendant contractor was engaged in construction work in the vicinity of the hospital ramp.

According to plaintiff, after the passenger had been discharged, he proceeded down the…