Degeneres v. Pan-American Petroleum Corp.

ELLIOTT, Judge.

Mrs. Charlotte Taylor Degeneres, while walking along the sidewalk on Main, near the corner of Jefferson street, in the city of New Iberia, in front of the Drive In Motor Oil Service. Station, accidentally struck her foot against an iron intake pipe which projected above the level of the sidewalk, with the result that she fell to the pavement and was severely injured.

Drive In Motor Oil Service Station belonged to and was at the time operated by Pan-American Petroleum Corporation.

Mrs. Degeneres, alleging that the sidewalk was part of the public street, a public place for public…