Legal Opinion
Aucoin v. Rochel
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 23, 2008No. 2008 CA 1180PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
12This appeal raises the issue whether a bar owner/employer of a bartender who drinks while on the job, with the owner/employer’s knowledge and consent, can be held liable to a third party for injuries sustained as a result of a pedestrian/auto accident in which the third party was struck and seriously injured by the intoxicated bartender/employee as she was driving someone home after closing the bar.
The trial court rendered summary judgment in favor of the defendant/bar owner, A & D Louviere, Inc. d/b/a Vista Lounge (hereinafter referred to interchangeably as “A & D,” “employer,” or…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Samaha v. RauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
- LeBrane v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Orgeron on Behalf of Orgeron v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Pence v. KetchumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Thrasher v. LeggettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
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