ROMAGUERA v. PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS, INC.

No. 94-CA-374.

648 So.2d 1000 (1994)

Victoria B. ROMAGUERA v. PICCADILLY CAFETERIAS, INC. and ABC Insurance Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied March 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob J. Amato, Jr., Lisa A. Dunn, Gretna, for plaintiff/appellee/cross-appellant.

Walter W. Christy, Thomas P. Hubert, New Orleans, for defendant/appellant/cross-appellee.

W.K. Christovich, Elizabeth S. Cordes, New Orleans, for amicus curiae, The Louisiana Restaurant Ass'n.

Before WICKER and GOTHARD, JJ., and BOUTALL, J. Pro Tem.


WICKER, Judge.

This is a personal injury suit by a cafeteria patron who was shot by an armed robber in the restaurant's parking lot. The main issue on appeal is whether the restaurant had a duty to provide security in its parking lot and, if so, whether the restaurant breached that duty. The trial court decided affirmatively on both issues and ruled in favor of the plaintiff. We affirm, for the reasons that follow.

On January 3, 1992 Victoria Romaguera was...

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