BAGGETT v. BRUMFIELD

No. 99-1484.

758 So.2d 332 (2000)

Quincena BAGGETT, Individually, and on Behalf of her Minor Children, etc. v. Stephen F. BRUMFIELD and Basic Industries.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied May 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Scott Iles, Lafayette, Louisiana, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Nicholas Canaday, III, Keogh, Cox, & Wilson, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Counsel for Basic Industries, Defendant/Appellant.

Court composed of Judge NED E. DOUCET, Chief Judge, Judge BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, and Judge MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN.


WOODARD, Judge.

In this tort litigation, the issues are whether an employer may be (1) vicariously liable, or (2) directly negligent for an accident occurring on public highways caused by an off-duty employee, on his way home from a twenty-one-hour shift, who apparently fell asleep, causing his vehicle to drift in the opposing lane of traffic, hitting a third-party motorist's vehicle head-on.

First, we affirm the trial court's decision finding no vicarious...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases