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ARTICLE ID 165468

- ________ - Premises Liability - A patron at a basketball game conducted at a civic center and sponsored by the local newspaper, tripped and fell when stepping down from the raised basketball floor

Houston

Essie Lampkin, then age 50, attended a basketball game on 12-31-01 at the Dothan Civic Center ? the arena holds some ________ spectators. It was conducted as part of a holiday classic that was sponsored by the local paper, the Dothan Eagle, which had leased the premises. [The newspaper is owned by Media General Operations.]

Lampkin, a spectator, prepared to leave her seat and exit. To do...

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