HESSE v. BUSBY

No. 7281.

379 So.2d 25 (1979)

Robert HESSE and James Hesse, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Benjamin BUSBY, the Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and the Standard Fire Insurance Company, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 4, 1980.

Writ Refused March 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Landry & Comeaux, Sidney P. Landry, Jr., Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant.

Fontenot, Andrus & Preis, Vance R. Andrus, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, GUIDRY and CUTRER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiffs seek damages for an alleged assault and false arrest committed by the defendant. From a judgment rejecting their demands, plaintiffs appeal. The defendant answers the appeal, seeking expert witness fees of two doctors.

The substantial issue is whether the defendant Busby acted reasonably in carrying a shotgun when he approached and detained a group of teenagers, whom he believed to be the persons who had been harassing him and...

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