MARCEAUX v. GIBBS

No. 95-1397.

680 So.2d 1189 (1996)

Keith W. MARCEAUX, et ux, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Denny Wayne GIBBS, et al, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andre Doguet, Rayne, for Keith W. Marceaux et ux.

Milo Addison Nickel Jr., Lake Charles, for Denny Wayne Gibbs et al.

Homer Edward Barousse Jr., Crowley, for Kenneth Goss, Sheriff of Acadia.

Thomas Keith Regan, Crowley, for Town of Iota Acadia Parish.

Before DOUCET, C.J., and YELVERTON, THIBODEAUX, SAUNDERS and AMY, JJ.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

Questions presented for our review include whether a party injured by the negligence of an escaped convict may recover the full amount of damages from the inmate's custodians, and whether the Sheriff, who released the inmate to the Town of Iota (hereinafter "the Town") for its use on a crew, was grossly negligent, thus disqualifying his office from statutory indemnification from the Town.

After reviewing applicable jurisprudence, we conclude...

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