ROBERTS v. BENOIT

No. 89-CA-1104.

574 So.2d 1256 (1991)

Bobby Ray ROBERTS, Jr. v. Joseph T. BENOIT, The City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, Criminal Sheriff for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, Charles Foti, Individually, and XYZ Insurance Companies.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writs Granted March 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald A. Welcker, Glorioso & Welcker, and Frank D'Amico, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellant Bobby Ray Roberts, Jr.

Jacob J. Amato, Jr., Lisa A. Dunn, Amato & Creely, Gretna, for plaintiffs/appellees Kathy Roberts, Nikisha Roberts, Jamila Roberts and Bobby Ray Roberts, III.

S. Guy deLaup, Hall, Lentini, Mouledoux & Wimberly, Metairie, for defendant/appellant Joseph T. Benoit.

T. Allen Usry, Fred Schroeder, Usry & Weeks, Metairie, for appellants Charles C. Foti, Jr. and The Ins. Guar. Ass'n.

Before ARMSTRONG, PLOTKIN and BECKER, JJ.


BECKER, Judge.

This appeal arises from a lawsuit instituted by the plaintiff, Bobby Ray Roberts, Jr., for damages he sustained when defendant, Joseph T. Benoit, discharged his gun. Defendant Benoit, at the time of the incident, was a commissioned deputy sheriff with the Criminal Sheriff's Office for the Parish of Orleans. In the suit, plaintiff named as defendants, Joseph T. Benoit, The City of New Orleans, the Parish of...

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