DAVENPORT v. NIXON

No. 82 CA 0954.

434 So.2d 1203 (1983)

Raymond DAVENPORT v. George E. NIXON, et al., D/B/A Admiral Motel, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Moore, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee Raymond Davenport.

Myron A. Walker, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant George E. Nixon and Pearl C. Nixon, d/b/a Admiral Motel, et al.

Before LOTTINGER, COLE and CARTER, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

This is a suit ex delicto brought by a motel patron against the owners and insurer of a motel where he was viciously attacked and robbed by another motel guest following his late-night check-in. At issue is the liability of a business for the criminal act of a third person on the premises.

The incident from which this suit arose occurred on November 8, 1980 at the Admiral Motel on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge. Plaintiff, a 48 year old...

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