HOUSTON v. BROWN

No. 12260.

292 So.2d 911 (1974)

Walter Leonard HOUSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Leemon BROWN et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Franklin, Jr., Richard E. Norred, by Richard E. Norred, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Dixon & Thomas, by Neil Dixon, Shreveport, for defendants-appellees.

Before BOLIN, PRICE and HALL, JJ.


BOLIN, Judge.

Walter Leonard Houston instituted suit for damages for personal injury sustained when he was allegedly physically assaulted while being arrested by Leemon Brown, a policeman employed by the City of Shreveport, Louisiana. The petitioner asks for trial by jury.

Made defendants are Brown and the City of Shreveport. Plaintiff was allowed by order of the court to proceed in forma paupers and defendants filed a rule to traverse the right of...

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