Legal Opinion

Phetteplace v. 415 Rue Dauphine, LLC

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided April 9, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-5489PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELDON E. FALLON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

In this Order & Reasons, the Court considers sua sponte the applicable standard of care owed by an innkeeper to his guests. Having reviewed the considerable body of Louisiana law available to it, the Court rules as follows.

I. BACKGROUND

This case arises from injuries Plaintiff Kevin Phetteplace allegedly sustained while staying as a guest at the Dauphine *630Orleans Hotel, a hotel owned, operated, insured, or maintained by Defendants. R. Doc. 1 at 2-4. Plaintiff, a resident of California, alleges that on April 6, 2017, he was staying with his sister as…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  3. Wise v. PrescottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
  4. Green v. Taca International AirlinesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  5. Philip Aaron Banks, Cross-Appellants v. Hyatt Corporation, Cross-Appellee, Refco Poydras Hotel Joint VentureCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cormier v. Marriott International, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2019
  2. Gordon v. Great West Casualty CoDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2020
  3. Lerner & Rowe National, PLLC v. Brandner Law Firm, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2021
  4. Roe v. Safety National Casualty CorpDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2020

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