KIRKPATRICK v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 12230.

405 So.2d 562 (1981)

Kimberly KIRKPATRICK v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, New Orleans Police Department, James Parsons, and John Doe.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Pisano, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Salvadore Anzelmo, City Atty., George L. LaMarca, Asst. City Atty., George R. Simno, III, Deputy City Atty., New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before REDMANN, SCHOTT and KLEES, JJ.


SCHOTT, Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff from a dismissal of her tort suit for damages she sustained while on duty as a New Orleans police officer. Defendants-appellees are the City of New Orleans, its police department, and James Parsons, police superintendent. The issue is whether, under the allegations of plaintiff's petition, her workers' compensation remedy is exclusive, or, conversely, has she stated a cause of...

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