Opinion
No. 46,040CA.
March 2, 2011, June 10, 2011.
Memorandum
This memorandum is to advise all companies responsible for publishing opinions from the Second Circuit Court of Appeal, State of Louisiana, that the attached opinion, Williams v. Ruben Residential Properties, No. 46,040 (La. App. 2 Cir. 3/2/11), 58 So. 3d 534, contains the following corrections to the original opinion:
On page 2, line 6 of the first full paragraph: the word "carpel" has been replaced with the word "carpal". The sentence should and now does read:
Six months later, she developed numbness in that hand, which Dr. Webb diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome and attributed to the fall.
On page 10, line 10 of the first full paragraph: the word "not" has been inserted between the words does and confer. The sentence should and now does read:
The public entity is not required to conduct regular inspections of its property, so the absence of an inspection procedure does not confer constructive knowledge of defects in its streets, signs and sidewalks.
On page 13, line 8: the word "in" replaces the word "and". The sentence should and now does read:
The trial court is afforded much discretion in fixing general damages because of its superior position to evaluate the witnesses' credibility and see the evidence firsthand.
These corrections do not in any manner change the substance of the opinion.