Legal Opinion
Patin v. Evangeline Downs of Louisiana, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 4, 2009No. CA 2008-988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EZELL, Judge.
_JjAt issue in this appeal is the temporal element of La.R.S. 9:2800.6. Evangeline Downs of Louisiana, Inc. appeals a trial court judgment which found that it had constructive notice of a beet on the floor of its buffet restaurant, which caused Dana Patin to fall and injure herself. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
On Friday evening, July 16, 2004, Dana Patin and her family went to the Cajun Buffet at Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino. After waiting for fifteen to thirty minutes, they were finally seated. Ms. Patin served herself and her two daughters. She then went…
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