Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 9, 1998No. 97 CA 1723PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
725 So.2d 51 (1998)
Dewanna COOPER
v.
WAL-MART STORES, INC.
No. 97 CA 1723.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
December 9, 1998.
Rehearing Denied January 25, 1999.
Frank Ferrara, Walker, Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellee Dewanna Cooper.
Lisa Miley Geary, Metairie, Counsel for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: CARTER, GONZALES, FOGG, KUHN, and WEIMER, JJ.
WEIMER, J.
This matter involves a slip and fall accident on a rock in the foyer of a Wal-Mart store. Following a bench trial, a judgment was rendered for the plaintiff from which the defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. appeals.
FACTS
Plaintiff Dewanna Cooper…
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- Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- White v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Segura v. FrankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Welch v. Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- Dripps v. DrippsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
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