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Brown v. Wallace C. Drennan Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit
May 10, 1978
359 So. 2d 715 (La. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

No. 8778.

May 10, 1978.

Appeal from the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, No. 181-940, Division C; Nestor L. Currault, Judge.

William A. Summers, III, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles A. Boggs, Sylvia Landry, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown Read, New Orleans, for intervenor-appellant.

Robert E. Leake, Jr., Hammett, Leake, Hammett, Hulse Nelson, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before REDMANN, GARSAUD and DeSONIER, JJ.


The trial judge's reasons amply explain his decision and his reasons are supported by the record. The fact that the crane was used with no problem immediately after the accident dispels any supposition that a failure of its hydraulic system might have caused it to suddenly fall and knock down the scaffold.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Brown v. Wallace C. Drennan Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit
May 10, 1978
359 So. 2d 715 (La. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

Brown v. Wallace C. Drennan Co.

Case Details

Full title:ANDREW BROWN v. WALLACE C. DRENNAN CO. AND COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE…

Court:Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit

Date published: May 10, 1978

Citations

359 So. 2d 715 (La. Ct. App. 1978)