Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1973

The Supreme Court of Louisiana resolved a conflict between the circuits by holding that an officer, agent, or employee may be individually liable in tort to a third person, including a co-employee, for breach of a duty imposed solely by the employment or agency relationship, adopting four criteria (employer's duty to…

The Supreme Court of Louisiana affirmed the Court of Appeal, holding that appeals from judgments awarding, denying, modifying, or terminating alimony or custody are governed by C.C.P. 3943, and that the appellate court lacked jurisdiction because the appeal bond was not filed within the statutory time.

The court reversed Prieur's armed-robbery conviction because the trial court improperly admitted evidence of a separate service-station robbery to prove system, knowledge, or intent.