PATTERSON v. AL COPELAND ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 95-C-2288.

667 So.2d 1188 (1996)

Tamika PATTERSON v. AL COPELAND ENTERPRISES, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Resor, Michael M. Meunier, Bryan J. De Tray, Sullivan, Stolier & Daigle, New Orleans, for Relator.

Cardell Andrew Thomas, New Orleans, for Plaintiff/Respondent.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and BYRNES, PLOTKIN, WALTZER and LANDRIEU, JJ.


BYRNES, Judge.

This suit arises from the sexual assault of plaintiff/employee by an assistant manager/supervisor at a fast food restaurant which resulted in a tort action against the employer based on vicarious liability. The employer, America's Favorite Chicken Company ("AFC"), the successor to Al Copeland Enterprises, Inc., seeks a review of the trial court's ruling denying the relator/employer's motion for summary judgment. We reverse and render.

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