LEONARD v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON

No. 95-CC-1082.

666 So.2d 1061 (1996)

Shannon LEONARD v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON v. MONTGOMERY ELEVATOR COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Leake, Jr., Leake & Anderson; for Applicant.

Jacob J. Amato, Jr., Lisa Anne Dunn, Amato & Creely; Ian Wesley Taylor; Arthur Joseph Lentini, Marilyn R. Cohen, Connick, Lentini, Mouledoux, Wimberly & deLaup; for Respondent.


MARCUS, Justice.*

This case involves a suit for damages against a political subdivision. The basic issue for our review is whether an incidental demand filed by the political subdivision against a third party may be heard by a jury.

The plaintiff, Shannon Leonard, filed suit against Jefferson Parish (Parish) on December 21, 1992 for damages resulting from a fall she allegedly suffered while riding in an elevator in a building owned...

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