Ludlow v. Crescent City Connection Marine Division

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Ludlow v. Crescent City Connection Marine Division, 184 So. 3d 21 (La. 2015)
2015 La. LEXIS 2660; 2015 WL 9492258
Deny, Johnson

Ludlow v. Crescent City Connection Marine Division

Opinion of the Court

In re State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development, Crescent City Connection Division; — Defendant; Applying For Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court Div. L, No. 10-8956; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2014-C-1359.

Granted. Under the facts of this case, relator owed no duty to plaintiff, as any danger was obvious and apparent to anyone who might potentially encounter it. See Allen v. Lockwood, 14-1724 (La.2/13/15), 156 So.3d 650; Bufkin v. Felipe’s Louisiana, LLC, 14-0288 (La.10/15/14), 171 So.3d 851. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is reversed and summary judgment is granted in favor of relator.

JOHNSON, C.J., would deny.

Reference

Full Case Name
John Edward LUDLOW, Jr. v. CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION MARINE DIVISION
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published