LANDRY v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE

No. 5286.

324 So.2d 550 (1975)

Mrs. Octavia LANDRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

White & Pitre by Joshua Pitre, Opelousas, Murphy W. Bell, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.

L. H. Olivier, Lafayette, for defendants-appellees.

Before MILLER, WATSON and CUTRER, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

Plaintiff Mrs. Octavia Landry appeals the dismissal of her claim for the death of her husband Norbert Landry. He was killed in a gun battle with defendants who were Lafayette police officers. The city and its insurer were also made defendants. We affirm.

Plaintiff contends the officers acted unreasonably, negligently and used excessive force in their attempt to apprehend a suspected burglar or burglars, and that they illegally made a forcible...

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