Legal Opinion

Tanner v. Lafayette City-Parish Consol. Gov't

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 22, 2019No. CA 18-900Published

1Opinion of the Court

EZELL, Judge.

Demetric Tanner appeals a trial court judgment granting summary judgment in favor of the Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) and dismissing her case. Ms. Tanner alleges that there are genuine issues of material fact as to whether the LCG had knowledge of a dangerous condition of one of its manhole covers.

FACTS

On September 9, 2015, Ms. Tanner was going to the Legacy Bar on Jefferson Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. She forgot her driver's license, so she and a friend went back to her car to get it. She saw a friend across the street and proceeded to go to talk to the friend.…

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2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Samaha v. RauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
  3. Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. JacobsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
  4. Borden-Aicklen Auto Supply Co. v. Folse Service StationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
  5. Faucheaux v. Terrebonne Consol. GovernmentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993

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