Smith v. Shoney's, Inc.

|..CARTER, C.J.

This is an appeal by defendant, Shoney’s Inc. (Shoney’s), from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, Della Weise Smith, in the amount of $22,570.21, for personal injuries she sustained as a result of an incident at a Shoney’s restaurant in Baton Rouge.

FACTS

On the evening of June 12, 1993, Smith was in the buffet line at the Shoney’s Restaurant located on College Drive in Baton Rouge. While Smith was waiting to select her food, a server dropped a tray of beverages causing cold liquid to hit Smith in the back from her waist down. According to Smith, there was an almost simultaneous…