Legal Opinion

Foster v. Hampton

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 14, 1977No. 59768PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

352 So.2d 197 (1977)

Edwin E. FOSTER, Jr.

v.

Joseph M. HAMPTON et al.

No. 59768.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 14, 1977.

Michael R. Connelly, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-applicant.

David W. Robinson, Trial Atty., Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner, Paul Marks, Jr., Dale, Owen, Richardson, Taylor & Mathews, William H. Cooper, Jr., Beychok, Cooper & Pierson, Joseph F. Keogh, Parish Atty., Charles E. Pilcher, Asst. Parish Atty., Baton Rouge, for defendants-respondents.

DIXON, Justice.

This case involves the liability of a sheriff for the tortious acts of his deputies, and the liability of the parish…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Louisiana Ex Rel. Francis v. ResweberSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Angle v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
  3. Webb v. Zurich Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
  4. Heirs of Ude C. Fruge v. Blood Services and Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  5. Gray v. De BrettonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. LeJeune v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. Jenkins v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's OfficeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  3. Foster v. HamptonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  4. Mullins v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  5. Diaz v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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