2024-CC-01174 Precedential Reversed Processed

Roshaunda Randall And Santino Ellis, Individually And Obo The Estate Of Daffacio Girnaud Randall v. Imperial Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, Vip Taxi Services, Llc, And Patricia Mckenzie

Louisiana Supreme Court · Filed February 5, 2025

The holding in the court’s own words

Based on our review, we conclude there are genuine issues of material fact concerning whether Patricia McKenzie was an employee of VIP Taxi Services, LLC. Accordingly, the May 10, judgment of the district court granting summary judgment on this ground is reversed.

Quoted verbatim from the opinion — no paraphrase, nothing generated. Not yet human-reviewed. How we find the holding.

Opinion text

Supreme Court of Louisiana
February 05, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
ROSHAUNDA RANDALL AND SANTINO
ELLIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND OBO THE
ESTATE OF DAFFACIO GIRNAUD RANDALL
VS.
IMPERIAL FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY, VIP TAXI SERVICES, LLC, AND
PATRICIA MCKENZIE
No. 2024-CC-01174
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I
N RE: Roshaunda Randall, et al. - Applicant Plaintiff; Santino Ellis, et al. -
Applicant Plaintiff; Roshaunda Randall and Santino Ellis, Individually and obo the
Estate of Daffacio Girnaud Randall (D) - Applicant Plaintiff; Applying For
Supervisory Writ, Parish of Caddo, 1st Judicial District Court Number(s) 626,733,
Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, Number(s) 55,942-CW;
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February 05, 2025
Writ application granted in part. See per curiam.
Weimer, C.J., dissents.
Crain, J., dissents.
McCallum, J., dissents.
JTK
JDH
PDG
JMG
02/05/2025 "See News Release 003 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No.
2024-CC-01174
R
OSHAUNDA RANDALL AND SANTINO ELLIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND
OBO THE ESTATE OF DAFFACIO GIRNAUD RANDALL
VS.
IMPERIAL FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, VIP TAXI
SERVICES, LLC, AND PATRICIA MCKENZIE
On S
upervisory Writ to the 1st Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo
P
ER CURIAM
G
ranted in part. Based on our review, we conclude there are genuine
issues of material fact concerning whether Patricia McKenzie was an employee
of VIP Taxi Services, LLC. Accordingly, the May 10, 2024 judgment of the
district court granting summary judgment on this ground is reversed. In all
other respects, the writ is denied. The case is remanded to the district court
for further proceedings.
02/05/25