SANDERS v. HERCULES SHEET METAL, INC.

No. 66596.

385 So.2d 772 (1980)

Edward K. SANDERS v. HERCULES SHEET METAL, INC., ABC Insurance Company and DEF Insurance Company.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 23, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan C. Garner, Kenneth B. Krobert, New Orleans, David R. Heno, Garner & Munoz, for plaintiff-respondent.

Michael E. Wanek, Hulse, Nelson & Wanek, New Orleans, for defendants-applicants.


DIXON, Chief Justice.

Edward K. Sanders was injured when he was unable to stop his car in time to avoid colliding with a truck. On the afternoon of the accident Sanders and his wife had attended a Christmas party given by his employer. Sanders sued his employer on the basis of alternative theories of liability. First, he alleged that the accident occurred because he was intoxicated, and that his employer was responsible in tort because it had encouraged its guests...

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