WILLIAMSON v. CHAPPELL

No. 3839.

262 So.2d 148 (1972)

Riley A. WILLIAMSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Leroy CHAPPELL, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 10, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kramer & Kennedy by W. T. Armitage, Jr., Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Dubuisson & Dubuisson by James T. Guglielmo, Ope Lousas, and Fusilier, Pucheu & Soileau by A. Gaynor Soileau, Ville Platte, for defendant-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, HOOD and MILLER, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

At about 11 a. m. on February 3, 1971 plaintiff's daughter Cheryl Ann Williamson was beaten by defendant's daughter Kathy Jo Chappell in the girls rest room of Bayou Chicot High School. Both girls were 14 or 15 years of age. The trial court dismissed plaintiff's claim for damages finding mutual provocation in that "the Williamson girl was involved in another fight a few days before. The witnesses testified that she was looking for trouble." We reverse...

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