Legal Opinion
Murphy v. 1st Lake Properties, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 23, 2013No. 12-CA-649PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.
12PIaintiff, Bobbie Christine Murphy, tripped and fell on an exterior staircase at the “Frenchmen’s Creek” apartment complex in Metairie, Louisiana, in May of 2005, sustaining serious injuries to her right ankle. She sued the apartment complex builder/owner, 1st Lake Properties, Inc., Favrot & Shane Properties, and Lake Development Construction, Inc.1 (collectively “F & S”), alleging that the stairs were defective in that the steps were irregularly and improperly spaced and out of compliance with applicable building codes, thus creating a hazard to all users of the…
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