BROWN v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT

No. 9438.

129 So.2d 540 (1961)

Talmadge F. BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 12, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Campbell, Campbell & Marvin, Minden, for appellant.

J. N. Marcantel, James J. Dormer, Loret Ross and J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., Shreveport, for appellees.

Before HARDY, AYRES and BOLIN, JJ.


BOLIN, Judge.

Talmadge F. Brown brought this suit for personal injuries received by him while he was incarcerated in the Shreveport city jail. He alleged that he was arrested by the city police officers on June 1, 1959, for being drunk and disorderly; that he was taken to the city jail where he was "booked" for such charges and confined in the "drunk tank", which room is located on the third floor; that at the time of his confinement, he was the only person in the...

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