Supreme Court of Louisiana· 11/14/1977
Foster v. Hampton
Citations
- 352 So. 2d 197
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- holding that under Louisiana law a parish is a separate legal entity that is not vicariously liable for the acts of the sheriff or his deputies
- stating the basic rule that there can be no liability on the part of an insurer where there is no liability on the part of its insured
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Judges: Dixon
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45 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Gary Baskin and Beulah Baskin v. Eugene Parker and Curtis L. SmithFifth Circuit· 1979-09-24· cited 202×
- LeJeune v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1978-11-13· cited 191×
- Jenkins v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's OfficeSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1981-06-22· cited 57×
- Foster v. HamptonSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1980-01-28· cited 55×
- Mullins v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1980-09-03· cited 44×
- Diaz v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1983-06-03· cited 26×
- Hryhorchuk v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1980-10-06· cited 23×
- Tobin v. JacobsonLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1979-03-05· cited 22×
- Curry v. Iberville Parish Sheriff's OfficeLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1981-10-12· cited 18×
- Boyer v. St. AmantLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1978-12-08· cited 16×
- Cooley v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1988-10-11· cited 15×
- Brister v. Parish of JeffersonLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1981-01-13· cited 15×
- Gary Baskin and Beulah Baskin v. Eugene Parker and Curtis L. SmithFifth Circuit· 1979-02-01· cited 14×
- Hryhorchuk v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1980-03-21· cited 14×
- Higginbotham v. Rapides FoundationLouisiana Court of Appeal· 2007-10-31· cited 14×
- Lambert v. MichelLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1979-01-26· cited 11×
- Arthur v. Zapata Haynie Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1997-01-22· cited 11×
- Jenkins v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's OfficeLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1980-06-03· cited 11×
- Nall v. Parish of IbervilleLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1989-04-11· cited 9×
- Martinez v. ReynoldsLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1981-04-15· cited 8×
Cites
17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Louisiana Ex Rel. Francis v. ResweberSupreme Court· 1947-02-10· cited 571×
- Webb v. Zurich Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana· 1967-12-11· cited 68×
- Heirs of Ude C. Fruge v. Blood Services and Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyFifth Circuit· 1975-01-17· cited 51×
- Succession of VincentLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1970-02-27· cited 30×
- McCoy v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1918-02-20· cited 26×
- Smith v. Kelly Labor ServiceLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1970-12-14· cited 23×
- State v. TitusSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1922-12-29· cited 19×
- Nielson v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's OfficeLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1970-12-07· cited 18×
- Robertson v. PalmerLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1951-11-15· cited 11×
- McVea v. DayLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1927-05-03· cited 11×
- Jackson v. SteenLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1957-01-07· cited 7×
- Foster v. HamptonLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1977-05-26· cited 6×
- Andry v. Parish of OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1975-03-12· cited 6×
- Polizzi v. TristLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1963-06-04· cited 5×
- Smith v. Kelly Labor ServiceSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1970-12-14· cited 3×
- Grabenheimer v. BuddSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1888-02-15· cited 2×
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. BuddSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1887-02-15· cited 1×
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