LUCCIA v. CUMMINGS

No. 94-CA-416.

646 So.2d 1142 (1994)

Gerard LUCCIA v. Tim CUMMINGS, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied February 3, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Mura, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Terry Christovich Gay, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before KLIEBERT, GAUDIN and GRISBAUM, Jr.


GAUDIN, Judge.

Can the East Jefferson Levee District be held primarily or vicariously liable when one of its off duty officers, hired as a bouncer and peace-keeper by a nightclub, physically attacks and injures another nightclub employee at the nightclub? A judge in the 24th Judicial District Court said no. We affirm.

Here, levee district officer Terry Cummings was hired by the Bounty Restaurant and Lounge to watch the front door and, generally, to keep order...

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