Bloxom v. City of Shreveport

ON REHEARING

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS, MOORE, LOLLEY and SEXTON (Pro Tempore), JJ.

LOLLEY, J.

hThe facts and procedural history of this case have been thoroughly set forth in the initial opinion and dissent. We granted rehearing to address the issue of whether David McFarlin owed a personal duty to Amy Bloxom, the mother (and plaintiff in this matter) of the murdered child, Justin Bloxom, to protect him from the risk of sexual assault and murder at the hands of Brian Douglas Horn. McFarlin, president of Blue Phoenix Trading Company d/b/a Action Taxi, personally hired Horn to be a taxi cab driver,…