CERTIFIED CLEANING v. LAFAYETTE INS. CO.

No. 10-CA-948.

67 So.3d 1277 (2011)

CERTIFIED CLEANING & RESTORATION, INC. v. LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY, Earl J. Doucet, Turf Club Inc., Express Food Deli Inc. d/b/a The Edge Bar and Grill, Gammon Enterprises, LLC and Stephen D. Gammon.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin C. O'Bryon , Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Raymond A. Pelleteri, Jr. , Alexander R. Saunders , Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Mitchell J. Hoffman , Michael R. Allweiss , Serena E. Pollack , Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges JUDE G. GRAVOIS, MARC E. JOHNSON, and HILLARY J. CRAIN, Pro Tempore.


MARC E. JOHNSON, Judge.

Defendants, Danna Doucet, Dane Doucet, Dianne Doucet Matthews ("Doucets"), and Lafayette Insurance Company, appeal the judgment of the trial court finding them vicariously liable for damages caused by a fire started by Gammon Enterprises while it performed roofing work. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This lawsuit was filed by Certified Cleaning & Restoration, Inc. ("Certified...

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