Legal Opinion
Thrasher v. Leggett
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 25, 1979No. 63788PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
373 So.2d 494 (1979)
Jimmy THRASHER
v.
Johnny LEGGETT, d/b/a Johnny Leggett's Cajun Country.
No. 63788.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 25, 1979.
John T. Bennett, Riddle & Bennett, Marksville, for plaintiff-applicant.
Michael F. Kelly, Marksville, for defendant-respondent.
CALOGERO, Justice.
We granted writs in this case primarily to re-examine our holding in Pence v. Ketchum, 326 So.2d 831 (La.1976) that an alcoholic beverage retailer's sale of alcoholic beverages to an intoxicated person in violation of R.S. 26:88(2)[1] gives rise to a cause of action by such a patron who suffers injuries as a…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pence v. KetchumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Brown v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Lee v. Peerless Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- Martinson v. Monticello Municipal LiquorsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Cookinham v. SullivanConnecticut Superior Court · 1962
3Cited by75 opinions
- El Chico Corp. v. PooleTexas Supreme Court · 1987
- City of New Orleans v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Sanders v. Hercules Sheet Metal, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Smith v. Cajun Insulation, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Grayson Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 3738, Inc. v. ClaywellKentucky Supreme Court · 1987
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