WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 34,691-CA.

786 So.2d 927 (2001)

Terrence D. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-appellant, v. STATE of Louisiana and University of Louisiana at Monroe f/k/a Northeast Louisiana University, Defendant-appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 9, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis & Saybe, L.L.P. by Michael H. Davis, Alexandria, Counsel for Appellant.

Richard A. Bailly, Louisiana Department of Justice, Counsel for Appellee.

Before GASKINS, CARAWAY and DREW, JJ.


CARAWAY, J.

This action arose after plaintiff was assaulted at gunpoint and robbed in his dormitory room at the defendant university. Plaintiff filed suit alleging the university's negligence for failing to provide adequate safety measures following prior incidents of crime on the campus. Defendants filed exceptions of no cause of action and vagueness, and the trial court dismissed plaintiffs suit with prejudice finding that plaintiff failed to state a cause of action...

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