Legal Opinion
Daenen v. Cajun Landing Restaurant
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 6, 2005No. 2004-1193PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LCOOKS, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The Plaintiff, Samuel Daenen, was employed as head chef by The Cajun Landing Restaurant (Cajun Landing) in Alexandria. On February 2,1999, he was moving a cart loaded with foodstuffs. While he was negotiating a right turn, the cart began to tip over. Mr. Daenen tried to get under the cart to prevent it from turning over. As he tried to hold the cart up, his right foot slipped causing him to twist his back. He fell to the ground and the cart fell on top of his lower body and legs. He reported the accident to his employer’s kitchen manager.
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