Demeritt v. Trahan
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
J^PICKETT, Judge.
The plaintiff, Ronald D. Demeritt, brought suit against defendant, Bayou Heritage Motors, claiming that defendant was vicariously hable for the injuries plaintiff had received in an altercation with a co-employee, Caldwin Fontenot. The civil trial court rendered judgment in favor of defendant, finding that plaintiff was the initial aggressor, and thus was not entitled to recover tort damages. Plaintiff appealed and this court affirmed the trial court’s decision. Plaintiff applied to the Supreme Court for supervisory writs, which were denied on February 6, 1998. At this time,…
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