Patterson v. DeMatteo

CLARENCE E. McMANUS, Judge.

| gPlaintiff, Bennie Patterson, appeals from a ruling of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of defendants, Carlo and Louana DeMatteo, dismissing plaintiffs claim against them. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

Eric Patterson, plaintiffs son, was a security guard at Big Dawg’s Lounge, a bar in Gretna, Louisiana. On April 28, 2007, Eric Patterson was shot several times by an unknown assailant while standing in the parking lot in front of the building that housed the bar. Plaintiff filed this suit for wrongful death,…