Chaisson v. J.J.D. Inc.

GUIDRY, Judge.

Plaintiff, Maria D. Chaisson, appeals a judgment of the district court dismissing her suit against the City of Lafayette for damages she sustained in a fall into an unfenced coulee or concrete drainage ditch. We affirm.

FACTS

The facts in this case are not in dispute. On the evening of October 14, 1989, Maria D. Chaisson fell into the concrete coulee separating 301 and 311 W. University Avenue in the City of Lafayette and sustained personal injuries. Ms. Chaisson, a teacher from Canada, had been attending an open house at the Maison du Quebec located at 301 W. University. The…