Gotreaux v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York

GUIDRY, Judge.

Plaintiff brought suit against defendant, Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York (Fidelity), the liability insurer of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Champagne Bu-sinick Post # 2130, as a result of an accident occurring when she slipped and fell while leaving the VFW hall after attending a BINGO and dance. At the close of plaintiff’s case, Fidelity moved for a directed verdict based upon plaintiff’s alleged failure to make out a prima facie case against *1148the defendant. The trial judge granted the motion, taking the case away from the jury, and dismissed plaintiffs demands at her…