KELLEY v. DYSON

No. 2008-CA-1202.

10 So.3d 283 (2009)

O'Neil KELLEY v. Shaun DYSON and Weber Marine, Incorporated.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 24, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Leblanc, Dugas, Leblanc & Associates, L.L.C., Attorney at Law, Donaldsonville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, O'Neil Kelley.

Anthony J. Staines, Stephen E. Mattesky, Aaron K. Rives, Staines & Eppling, Attorneys at Law, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Weber Marine, Inc.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER.


SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

This is a personal injury suit by an employee against his employer, alleging the employer is liable for negligent retention of a fellow employee who committed an intentional battery on the plaintiff. The trial court granted the employer's exception of no cause of action, and the plaintiff appeals. We amend and affirm.

The operative allegations of the Petition for Damages, as amended by the...

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