Legal Opinion
Kimble v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 13, 1989No. 88-C-1949PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
539 So.2d 1212 (1989)
Donald J. KIMBLE and Sheila Smith Kimble, wife of Donald Kimble
v.
WAL-MART STORES, INC.
No. 88-C-1949.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 13, 1989.
Rehearing Granted in part and Denied in part May 12, 1989.
John Olivier, Olivier and Brinkhaus, Sunset, for applicant.
Frank Flynn, Allen, Gooch, Bourgeois, Breaux, Robison & Theunissen, P.C., Lafayette, for respondent.
WATSON, Justice.
At issue in this slip and fall case is the apportionment of comparative negligence. The trial court found defendant Wal-Mart 100% negligent. The court of appeal amended the judgment, deciding that…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Watson v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Kavlich v. KramerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Brown v. Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Guillory v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Briggs v. Hartford Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Lewis v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
- Bassett v. Toys" R" US Delaware, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- Perez v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Tobin v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- Hutchinson v. Wal-Mart, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
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