Jenkins v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
402 So.2d 669 (1981)
Florestine JENKINS, et al.
v.
JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
No. 80-C-1794.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 22, 1981.
Rehearing Denied September 4, 1981.
Orlando G. Bendana, Wayne H. Carlton, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.
Kenneth V. Ward, Jr. of Cronvich, Wambsgans & Michalczyk, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.
LEMMON, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review a judgment which held that the sheriff of a parish was not vicariously liable for the tort of a deputy sheriff committed in the exercise of the function for which the deputy was employed. 392 So.2d 684…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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