Pierite v. DG La., LLC

SAVOIE, Judge.

Defendant, DG Louisiana, LLC ("Dollar General"), appeals a judgment in favor of Plaintiff, Lamarr Pierite, finding Dollar General liable for a slip-and-fall incident and awarding Mr. Pierite with $30,000.00 in general damages, in addition to special damages and costs. For the following reasons, we reverse and render judgment in favor of Defendant.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Mr. Pierite alleges that he was injured on August 27, 2015, at a Dollar General store in Marksville, Louisiana, when he *904slipped and fell in a liquid substance on the floor. He was twenty-three years old…