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PEARSON v. TAYLOR

No. 9134.

116 So.2d 833 (1959)

Luther W. PEARSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alonzo TAYLOR et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 22, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Ginsberg, Alexandria, for appellant.

Cameron C. Minard, Columbia, Gravel, Humphries, Sheffield & Fuhrer, Alexandria, for appellees.

AYRES, Judge.

This is an action in tort instituted by Luther W. Pearson against Alonzo Taylor, deputy sheriff, and Doug Floyd, sheriff of LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, for personal injuries arising out of his having been shot February 24, 1952. Taylor admitted the shooting, but alleged that he acted in self-defense. Sheriff Floyd was made a party to the proceeding because of his official position and based upon the proposition that the sheriff is responsible for the...

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