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JENKINS v. JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE

No. 80-C-1794.

402 So.2d 669 (1981)

Florestine JENKINS, et al. v. JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orlando G. Bendana, Wayne H. Carlton, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.

Kenneth V. Ward, Jr. of Cronvich, Wambsgans & Michalczyk, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.

LEMMON, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review a judgment which held that the sheriff of a parish was not vicariously liable for the tort of a deputy sheriff committed in the exercise of the function for which the deputy was employed. 392 So.2d 684 (La.1980). We now reverse and hold that C.C. art. 2320 imposes liability on a sheriff, in his official capacity as employer of his deputy (but not in a personal capacity), for the deputy...

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