Savoie v. Southwest Louisiana Hospital Assoc.

hGREMILLION, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Lee and Ruth Savoie, appeal the judgment of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association d/b/a Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, and dismissing their claims with prejudice. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

FACTS

On August 23, 1999, the Savoies were at Memorial Hospital so that Ruth could undergo therapy for congestive heart failure. They were traversing the second-floor closed-in walkway connecting the hospital to the parking garage when Lee’s right foot stuck to the floor, causing…