RILEY v. EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFF.

No. 94-C-0202.

637 So.2d 395 (1994)

Kathy RILEY v. EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1994.


PER CURIAM.

Granted. The judgment of the court of appeal is reversed and the trial court judgment is reinstated as amended. Plaintiff's failure to specifically name the sheriff as a defendant in this suit does not bar recovery against the sheriff in his official capacity. Jenkins v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, 402 So.2d 669 (La.1981). Both the former sheriff and the present sheriff of Evangeline Parish had full notice...

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