LEES v. SMITH

No. 6590.

363 So.2d 974 (1978)

John Henry LEES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald C. SMITH, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 16, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gravel, Roy & Burnes, T. Gerald Henderson, Alexandria, Thomas G. Wilson, Colfax, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bolen, Halcomb & Erwin, Roy S. Halcomb, Jr., Alexandria, R. L. Davis, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX, WATSON, FORET and CUTRER, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

This case involves an action for damages for an alleged false accusation of criminal conduct, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution. The suit was instituted on December 3,1976, by John Henry Lees against Donald C. Smith.

On December 30, 1976, defendant Smith filed a third party demand against Commercial Union Insurance Company, who issued his homeowners insurance policy, alleging that the policy covered such "occurrences" and that the insurer...

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