Legal Opinion
Rhodus v. Lewis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 15, 2016No. 2015 CA 1454PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
McDonald, j.
|Jn this appeal, a crime victim challenges a judgment dismissing his civil tort claims against the parents of an adult criminal offender. We affirm the judgment.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In May 2014, 22-year-old Royal Rhodus and 23-year-old Beaux Melancon were arrested for burglary and criminal damage to. property belonging to Garry Lewis. The men allegedly broke into Mr. Lewis’s property, took three vintage Chevrolet Corvette vehicles, raced them, damaged them, hid them at Royal’s residence, and attempted to sell some of the vehicles for parts. After the incident, Mr.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of New Orleans v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Root Glass Co. v. GaglianoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Turner v. BucherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- City Nat. Bank of Baton Rouge v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- White v. State, Dept. of Public SafetyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
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