Dorsey v. Couteau

SARTAIN, Judge.

This action in tort seeks damages for personal injuries sustained by Charles Dorsey and committed upon him by the defendant, Frank Couteau, Jr. From an adverse judgment of the 23rd Judicial District Court, Parish of Assumption, the plaintiff has appealed.

On March 1, 1970, the plaintiff was shot by the defendant while being ejected from Couteau’s Bar in Napoleonville, Louisiana, which shooting precipitated this litigation. More particularly, the evidence shows that on that day, at approximately 3 :00 o’clock p. m., Dorsey entered the defendant’s barroom, a place which he…