Legal Opinion

Varnado v. City of Baton Rouge

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 7, 1926No. 1108PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELLIOTT, 'J.

Mrs. Mary Varnado alleges that while walking in a careful, prudent manner on the brick sidewalk,' in the rear of the Triad Building in the city *239of Baton Rouge, on April 3, 1925, at about 9 o’clock a. m., she stumbled on a projecting brick in tbe sidewalk on tbe north side of Florida street and in a quick effort to catch herself and prevent. a fall, one of her feet went into a hole, causing her to be thrown to the sidewalk with considerable force and violence, sustaining serious and permanent injury.

That she in no way contributed to her fall and injury by any act of negligence.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Goodwyn v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
  2. Wiltz v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
  3. Betz v. LimingiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
  4. Burke v. TricalliSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Suthon v. City of HoumaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
  2. Foster v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  3. McGurk v. City of ShreveportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
  4. Hebert v. BadonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
  5. Strickland v. Istrouma Water Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1935

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