Legal Opinion
Russell v. Morgan's Bestway of Louisiana, LLC
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 2013No. 47,914-CAPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
liThe trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment in this trip and fall case. In this case, the plaintiff tripped over one of several stocking carts left along an aisle of the defendant’s grocery store. The plaintiff walked between two carts to retrieve a grocery item from the display case, but turned around and tripped on one of the carts. Video footage from a store camera recorded the accident. The trial court found that the carts were open and obvious and the plaintiff was aware of their location. For the following reasons, we affirm.
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