Jones v. Parish of Plaquemines/Plaquemines Parish Government

TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.

|, This appeal arises from injuries resulting from a fall on a pier located at the Buras Boat Harbor. The trial court awarded Clinton Jones $41,250 for his alleged injuries and allocated twenty-five percent fault for the accident. Plaque-mines Parish Government, who owns the Buras Boat Harbor, was allocated seventy-five percent fault. The Plaquemines Parish Government appealed, asserting that total or additional fault should be allocated to Clinton Jones. We find that the trial court did not err and affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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