Legal Opinion
Theard v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 4, 1968No. 2948PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANVIER, Judge.
Maison Blanche Company operates several stores in New Orleans and the surrounding area, one of them on Canal Street at the corner of Dauphine. In this store there is an escalator or moving stairway which transports customers up and down between the floors from the first to the fifth.
On March 19th, 1964 Mrs. Nelville Theard, accompanied by her five children ranging in age from 16 to 3 years and two weeks, entered the store for the purpose of exchanging shoes which she had previously purchased from that store.
They entered the escalator and while they were on that section which is…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mire v. Lafourche Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
- Vallette v. Maison Blanche Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
- Gaines v. Baton Rouge Bus Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
3Cited by4 opinions
- Cannon v. DH Holmes, Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Tarantino v. City Stores Co.(Maison Blanche Div.)Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Ott v. JC Penney Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Theard v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968