Legal Opinion
Mouton v. Vanguard Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 17, 1974No. 4495PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
Plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries sustained when he stepped on a beer can and fell at the swimming pool of an apartment complex owned by defendant, Calcasieu Savings & Loan Association. A jury awarded plaintiff $4,274.20. Defendant appealed.
The decisive issue is whether plaintiff was contributorily negligent in failing to see the beer can.
The facts are that plaintiff and a friend, Dean Hinton, who were teenagers at the time, were visiting Lynette Gilmore and Glynnis Gilmore, teenage daughters of Mr. John Gilmore, who was a tenant in the complex. Plaintiff changed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Levert v. Travelers Indemnity CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Siau v. Rapides Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Brown v. State Farm Fire & Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Spriggins v. Broadmoor Esso Service CenterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Scott v. State Farm InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Thomas v. Hanover Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Ainsworth v. International Paper CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975