Legal Opinion
Tsegaye v. City of New Orleans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 18, 2015No. 2015-CA-0676PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.
| Recording to Baraki Tsegaye, a taxi cab driver, a light pole fell on him while he was waiting for a fare outside the W Hotel on Poydras Street in New Orleans. He was injured and sued Royal Engineers & Consultants, L.L.C., among others. Royal Engineers had contractually undertaken certain obligations respecting this and other light poles owned by the City of New Orleans. Arguing that it had no notice of a defect in the particular light pole, Royal Engineers filed a motion for summary judgment, which if successful would result in its dismissal with prejudice from the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Spott v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Favrot v. FavrotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- Mundy v. OrnsbyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- Board of Supervisors v. Mid City Holdings, L.L.C.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
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