Legal Opinion
Banks v. Parish of Jefferson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 30, 2013No. Nos. 12-CA-215, 12-CA-488PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.
| ¡¡Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit in 2000 against the Parish of Jefferson (“the Parish”) and B & K Construction Company, Inc. (“B & K”), alleging that their homes sustained damages in 1998 and 1999 as a result of construction activities that had been conducted on the Gardere Canal on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish.1 Pertinent to this appeal, in January of 2010, the Parish filed a motion for summary judgment, claiming immunity from suit pursuant to La. R.S. 9:2798.1, which confers immunity on public entities or their officers or employees based upon the exercise or…
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