Jones v. Parish of Jefferson

GOTHARD, Judge.

This is an appeal by the plaintiffs, Catherine and Charles Jones, of a trial court judgment in favor of the defendant, Jefferson Parish. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On January 24, 1991, Mrs. Jones went to the West Bank Regional Library to return a book. While crossing the terrazzo floor in the rotunda of the library, she fell and suffered a broken ankle. As a result, the plaintiffs brought suit against Jefferson Parish alleging that the terrazzo floor was defective and created an unreasonable risk of harm to Mrs. Jones.

At trial, Mrs. Jones testified that it had…