Recent Developments: Broussard v. State and the Not So Obvious Application of the Open and Obvious Doctrine

Authors

John M. Church, Louisiana State University Law CenterFollow

Keywords

Liability for condition & use of land, Ramada Inns Inc., Louisiana. Supreme Court, Home Depot Inc. -- Trials; litigation; etc., United States. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit), Torts -- Louisiana

Abstract

The article discusses Louisiana Supreme Court tort case Broussard v. State based on the open and obvious doctrine. Topics discussed include procedural history of Broussard case, Court case Murray v. Ramada Inns Inc. and the U.S Second Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in case Michalski v. Home Depot. It informs that the open and obvious doctrine eliminates landowner liability to business visitors resulting from open and obvious dangers restatement.

Repository Citation

John M. Church, Recent Developments: Broussard v. State and the Not So Obvious Application of the Open and Obvious Doctrine, 74 La. L. Rev. (2014)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/lalrev/vol74/iss3/11