Estate of Herring v. Microtel Inn & Suites Franchising

DECUIR, Judge.

h Heirs of shooting victim, Jennifer Herring (Herring), appeal a judgment of involuntary dismissal in favor of her employer, Pelican Hotels, L.L.C. (Pelican).

FACTS

At 8:00 a.m. on March 2, 2005, Herring arrived at the Microtel Inn & Suites, where she was employed as a front desk manager. While there, Herring received threatening phone calls from her boyfriend, Francis Vallery, Jr. (Vallery). Valery’s father also called Herring and advised her to leave work because Vallery was going to kill her.

Herring notified the Lafayette Police of the threats, and they made two separate visits…