Legal Opinion
Bourgeois v. Duplessis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 1989No. CA 87 1661PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOIL, Judge.
This case involves an appeal brought by plaintiff from the granting of defendants’ motion for summary judgment.
The plaintiff was a volunteer fireman with the Sorrento Volunteer Fire Department. On February 28,1984, he was called to extinguish a fire that had begun at the residence of defendant, W.I. Duplessis. The plaintiff was injured when a loaded handgun located in a desk drawer overheated and discharged, striking plaintiff in the neck.
A suit for damages was filed against Mr. Duplessis and his insurer, Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. These defendants…
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