PARKER v. TOWN OF WOODWORTH

No. CA 11-1275.

86 So.3d 141 (2012)

Patricia PARKER v. TOWN OF WOODWORTH, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Larvadain, Jr. , Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Patricia Parker.

Randall Brian Keiser , Keiser Law Firm, Alexandria, LA, for Defendants/Appellee, Town of Woodworth, David R. Godwin.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judges.


EZELL, Judge.

This appeal raises the issue of whether the payment of fine for a traffic violation precludes a person from filing a civil suit for false arrest claiming that there was no probable cause for the initial traffic stop.

FACTS

On January 4, 2009, Patricia Parker was driving a 1989 Dodge truck south on U.S. Highway 165 in the Town of Woodworth. The vehicle was owned by Frederick Jefferson...

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