PALMISANO v. TRANCHINA

No. 44,948-CA.

31 So.3d 543 (2010)

Beth PALMISANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank TRANCHINA, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Knapp & Cocus, LLC, by Mary Grace Knapp, Laura Caviness Cocus, Mandeville, for Appellant.

Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division by James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Atty. Gen., David G. Sanders, Asst. Atty. Gen., Bridget B. Denicola, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tranchina & Mansfield, L.L.C., by Mark J. Mansfield, Covington, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS & PEATROSS, JJ.


PEATROSS, J.

In this action for damages, Plaintiff, Beth Palmisano, alleged that Defendant, Frank Tranchina, Jr., was liable for damages caused by him in his performance as the appointed special master over her divorce proceedings. In response to Ms. Palmisano's petition for damages, Mr. Tranchina filed a peremptory exception of no cause of action asserting that he could not be sued for damages while acting in his capacity as special master in accordance with the...

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