Reagan v. Reagan v. Recreation & Park Commission

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Reagan v. Reagan v. Recreation & Park Commission, 135 So. 3d 1175 (La. 2014)
2014 WL 998506; 2014 La. LEXIS 768
Clark, Grant, Guidry, Reasons, Victory

Reagan v. Reagan v. Recreation & Park Commission

Opinion of the Court

In re: The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton *1176Rouge (BREC); — Defendant; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of E. Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Div. A, No. 605289; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2018 CW 1285.

11 Denied.

VICTORY, J., would grant. GUIDRY, J., dissents with reasons. CLARK, J., would grant.

Dissenting Opinion

GUIDRY, J.

dissents and would grant the writ.

[ TAlthough the opinion in Broussard v. State, 12-1238 (La.4/5/13), 113 So.3d 175, holds the determination of an unreasonable risk of harm is a question of fact, our jurisprudence does not preclude the granting of a motion for summary judgment in cases where the plaintiff is unable to produce factual support for his or her claim that a thing is unreasonably dangerous. See Pitre v. Louisiana Tech. Univ., 95-1466 (La.5/10/96), 673 So.2d 585.

In the instant case, defendant has presented evidence establishing an absence of factual support for plaintiffs claim that the small crack in the sidewalk was unreasonably dangerous. Plaintiff failed to produce factual support sufficient to establish that she will be able to satisfy her evidentiary burden of proof. Therefore, summary judgment in defendant’s favor is mandated.

Reference

Full Case Name
Francis Elaine REAGAN v. The RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION FOR the PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE (BREC)
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3 cases
Status
Published