ORTEGO v. ROY MOTORS, INC.

No. 95-1638.

690 So.2d 780 (1996)

Herbert J. ORTEGO, Jr., et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellees/Appellants, v. ROY MOTORS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants/Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1997.

Writ Denied May 16, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard C. DeJean, Jr., Opelousas, for Herbert J. Ortego Jr., et ux.

John Allen Jeansonne Jr., Lafayette, for Roy Motors, Inc., et al.

Patrick Bayard McIntire, Lafayette, for Louisiana State Police, et al.

Before WOODARD, PETERS, AMY, SULLIVAN and GREMILLION, JJ.


PETERS, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Herbert J. Ortego, Jr., and Joy Roberie Ortego, brought this action to recover damages for the wrongful death of their son, Jay Ortego. They named as defendants, Dane St. Cyr and his employer, Roy Motors, Inc.; the State of Louisiana, through the Louisiana State Police; and Harold Guidry and Michael Ardoin, two Louisiana State Police troopers. The alleged liability of the state arises as a result of the employment relationship existing...

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