Legal Opinion
Guillory v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 16, 1969No. 2535PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
The plaintiff, Mrs. Azeline Guillory, seeks damages for personal injuries sustained when she slipped and fell on the steps at the rear of the residence of the defendant, Mr. Butley Smith. The defendant, The Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., is the insurer of the Smith residence. From an adverse judgment the plaintiff appealed.
The substantial issue is whether the plaintiff actually slipped on a folded “rice sack” on the steps, or whether she simply fell down the steps due to no fault of the Smiths.
The accident occurred on March 29, 1966 at about 9:00 p. m. The…
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