CAUDLE v. BETTS

No. 86-101.

502 So.2d 146 (1987)

Ruben H. CAUDLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Peter BETTS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Granted March 20, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Kramer, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gist, Methvin, Dewitt T. Methvin, Jr., and Bolen and Erwin, Gregory S. Erwin, Alexandria, for defendants-appellees.

Before DOMENGEAUX, GUIDRY and KNOLL, JJ.


DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

This is a suit brought in tort by a former employee against his employer. The plaintiff, Ruben Caudle, alleged that the defendant, Peter Betts, touched the back of plaintiff's head and neck with a charged automobile condenser1 which resulted in injuries to the plaintiff's occipital nerve. The trial court held that defendant's act was not intentional under La.R.S. 23:1032 and, thus, dismissed plaintiff's suit stating...

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