Legal Opinion
Elizabeth v. Clearview Supermarket
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 21, 1990No. 89-CA-319PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAUDIN, Judge.
Mrs. Elizabeth Doran slipped and fell in the Clearview Supermarket in Metairie, Louisiana. A civil jury in the 24th Judicial District Court set damages at $315,725.00 and assigned negligence thusly: Mrs. Do-ran, seven per cent; Clearview Supermarket, 73 per cent; and Jani-King, a janitorial service, 20 per cent. Mrs. Doran’s husband, Luke, was awarded $10,000.00 for loss of consortium. The supermarket appealed.
Prior to trial in September, 1988, the Dorans and Jani-King had entered into a compromise settlement and this defendant was dismissed by court order.
On appeal, Clearview…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brown v. Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Coleman v. Douglas Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Gallardo v. New Orleans Steamboat Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Cascio v. Continental Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hoback v. KMart Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- Doran v. Clearview SupermarketSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Doran v. Clearview SupermarketSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990