Legal Opinion
Laird v. City of Oakdale
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 10, 2004No. 04-767PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
h SULLIVAN, Judge.
Richard Rodney Laird appeals the dismissal of his suit against the City of Oak-dale (the City) on summary judgment. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.
Facts and Procedural History
On June 22, 2001, while walking on the sidewalk along Beck Avenue in Oakdale, Louisiana, Mr. Laird fell into a storm drain when the grate covering it collapsed as he stepped on it. Photographs taken before the site had been repaired showed that the grate and one of the two metal bars supporting it had fallen into the drain.
Mr. Laird filed suit against the City on February 7, 2002. On…
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