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SAMUELS v. SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSP.

No. 91-CA-0213.

594 So.2d 571 (1992)

Ernestine SAMUELS and Leotha Samuels, Individually and on behalf of the minor child, Rachelle Harris v. SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL, ABC Insurance Company and Raymond Stewart.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 18, 1992.

Writ Denied May 22, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry L. Klein, Frederick P. Heisler, Heisler & Wysocki, New Orleans, for appellee.

Charles R. Capdeville, Metairie, for appellants.

Before BARRY, BYRNES and WARD, JJ.

BYRNES, Judge.

Southern Baptist Hospital (Baptist) and the Continental Insurance Company (Continental) appeal a judgment in favor of Rachelle Harris based on vicarious liability for the intentional tort of Baptist's former employee. We affirm.

At the age of 16, Rachelle Harris was committed to the psychiatric unit of Baptist Hospital following a suicide attempt on July 4, 1988. On July 16, 1988, Ms. Harris was raped after midnight by a hospital nursing assistant...

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