Legal Opinion
Dotson v. Brookshire Grocery Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 12, 2004No. 04-83PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
h GREMILLION, Judge.
The defendant, Brookshire Grocery Company, appeals the judgment of the city court finding that the plaintiff, Bridget J. Dotson, satisfied her burden of proving its liability for her slip and fall. We affirm.
FACTS
On August 19, 2001, at 8:30 a.m., Dotson had just finished her shift as an LPN at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital and was shopping at the Super One Foods in Pineville, Louisiana. The Super One Foods store is owned by Brookshire. She was in the produce department and tripped when her foot caught under a rug lining the front of a produce bin. Dotson injured…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- White v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Kennedy v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
- Jones v. Brookshire Grocery Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
- Stevens v. Winn-Dixie of LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- Stockwell v. Great Atlantic & PacificLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
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