Legal Opinion
Riley v. EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFF.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 4, 1994No. 94-C-0202PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
637 So.2d 395 (1994)
Kathy RILEY
v.
EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
No. 94-C-0202.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 4, 1994.
Rehearing Denied June 17, 1994.
2Per curiam
Granted. The judgment of the court of appeal is reversed and the trial court judgment is reinstated as amended. Plaintiff's failure to specifically name the sheriff as a defendant in this suit does not bar recovery against the sheriff in his official capacity. Jenkins v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, 402 So.2d 669 (La.1981). Both the former sheriff and the present sheriff of Evangeline Parish had full notice of the pendency of this…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- Jenkins v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's OfficeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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