Legal Opinion
Rigney v. Howard Bros. Discount Stores, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 30, 1980No. 7715PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOMENGEAUX, Judge.
Loiva Rigney slipped and fell on an “Icee” in a Howard Brothers Discount Store in Pineville, Louisiana, on Saturday, September 16, 1978. She later sued Howard Brothers and its insurer, North-West Insurance Company, for damages, and a jury trial was held. On October 23, 1979, the twelve member jury made certain findings of fact by responding only to the first two of the six following interrogatories submitted to it, as follows:
INTERROGATORIES
1.Do you find that the plaintiff, Loiva Rigney slipped on a foreign object?
YES X NO _
If your answer is NO, then fill out the verdict…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kavlich v. KramerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Gonzales v. Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Baptiste v. Schwegmann Bros. Giant Supermarkets, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Cline v. Kroger Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Givens v. National Tea Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
3Cited by5 opinions
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