Legal Opinion

Suthon v. City of Houma

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 7, 1933No. 1103PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HE BLANC, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing her suit on an exception of no cause of action. Her claim is one for damages arising out of an injury suffered by her as a result of a fall when she struck her right foot against a concrete ledge which rose in an uneven way above the level surface of the sidewalk on the lower or south side of Main street in the city of Houna, and fell violently,'face forward, to the sidewalk. She charges the city with fault, negligence, and want of care in failing to keep the sidewalk at that point in proper repair and safe for pedestrians, after…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Goodwyn v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
  2. Wiltz v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
  3. Collins v. LyonsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
  4. Varnado v. City of Baton RougeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1926

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. White v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  2. Pickens v. St. Tammany Parish Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  3. Parker v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
  4. Breshers v. DOTD, State of La.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
  5. Brown v. Parish of East Baton RougeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960

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