Battles v. Wellan
Decision Date | 05 January 1940 |
Docket Number | 5984. |
Citation | 195 So. 663 |
Court | Court of Appeal of Louisiana — District of US |
Parties | BATTLES v. WELLAN. |
Rehearing Denied Feb. 7, 1940.
Writ of Certiorari and Review Denied April 29, 1940.
Appeal from Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides; R. C Culpepper, Judge.
Action by Stella Battles against Louis Wellan for personal injuries. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
Affirmed.
A storekeeper was not liable on ground of negligence for injuries sustained by plaintiff who slipped and fell on tile flooring in arcade at store entrance, where it had rained there was testimony that there were small pools of water in slight depressions at or near point where plaintiff fell plaintiff testified that when she entered arcade she was looking forward toward dresses in show window, and witnesses for both parties testified that flooring was of standard approved type used throughout the country.
Vincent Hazleton and Leo Gold, both of Alexandria, for appellant.
Gist & Thornton, of Alexandria, for appellee.
The lower court has correctly set out the pleadings and issues in this case in the following opinion:
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