TURNER v. HOFFOSS

No. 52,777-CA.

277 So.3d 1244 (2019)

John S. TURNER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee v. John L. HOFFOSS, Gail Kinnaird Hoffoss, William K. Hoffoss, Donna Suman Hoffoss, Self Service Gas, Inc. and D. I. Foods, Inc., Defendants-Appellants

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HOFFOSS DEVALL, L.L.C., By: Donald Wayne McKnight , J. Lee Hoffoss, Jr. , Claude P. Devall, Jr. , Lake Charles, DEGRAVELLES & PALMINTIER By: Michael Carter Palmintier , Baton Rouge, Counsel for Appellants.

RONALD J. MICIOTTO , Shreveport, Counsel for Third Party Appellee, Southwest Gaming of Louisiana, LP

DAVIDSON SUMMERS, APLC By: Randall Stephen Davidson , Julia Elizabeth Blewer , Grant Ernest Summers , Andrew D. Martin , Counsel for Appellee, John S. Turner, Jr. and Counsel for Third Party Appellee, Dixie Inn Junction, L.L.C.

Before MOORE, STONE, and McCALLUM, JJ.


This case involves the construction and operation of a video poker casino and truck stop. Entrepreneurship, as gambling, is inherently fraught with risks. Those who have suffered severe losses in pursuit of either endeavor may be worthy of sympathy, but other important considerations are involved here. At the core of this case is the...

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