BYRD v. ISGITT

No. 5636.

338 So.2d 374 (1976)

Harvey BYRD, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Raymond Lee ISGITT et al., Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gahagan & Gahagan, by Marvin F. Gahagan, Natchitoches, for plaintiff and appellant.

G. F. Thomas, Jr., Natchitoches, for defendant and appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX and GUIDRY, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries resulting from a battery committed by the defendant, Raymond Lee Isgitt. From a judgment rejecting his demands, plaintiff appealed.

The substantial issue is whether the defendant Isgitt used more force than was reasonably necessary in self-defense.

The facts are that on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 29, 1975, the plaintiff, Harvey Byrd, and a man named Bruce Chandley engaged in a drinking...

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