Legal Opinion
Young v. Schwegmann Giant Supermarkets, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 4, 1983No. CA-0307PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Judge.
This, is an appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiff Genevia Young $140,-000.00 in damages for injuries she received while shopping at a store owned by defendant, Schwegmann Brothers Giant Supermarkets, Inc. [Schwegmann].
On June 9, 1980, plaintiff was injured while shopping at Schwegmann. She eventually filed suit against the store to recover for her injuries. After trial by jury, plaintiff was awarded $140,000.00. Defendant appeals to this court, alleging three errors committed below: (1) negligence on the part of the store was not proven; (2) the jury chose to believe the…
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