Penalber v. Blount

I respectfully dissent.

The Livingston Parish Police Jury (plaintiff) does not have a cause of action against Sherry Penalber’s attorney, Michael R. Connelly (defendant). For plaintiff to state a cause of action based upon defendant’s negligence, the harm encountered by plaintiff must fall within the protection of a *111legal duty owed to plaintiff by defendant. The allegations in plaintiffs petition show no duty owed by defendant to plaintiff. The majority has determined that defendant did in fact owe a duty to plaintiff and that defendant breached that duty. The majority bases its holding on the…