Bourgeois v. Allstate Insurance Co.

McMANUS, Judge.

At issue in this case is whether defendant negligently hired,, trained and supervised employees and failed to properly implement policies and procedures to secure customer belongings resulting in theft of a customer’s jewelry. For the following reasons, we amend the trial court’s award of $4,000.00 for plaintiffs mental anguish and affirm the judgment as amended.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff, Sally Bourgeois, was a regular customer of Angel Nails on Wilshire Boulevard in Metairie, Louisiana. On one particular visit to Angel Nails on December 15, 1998, plaintiff alleges…