CHEATHAM v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 9249.

368 So.2d 146 (1979)

Sheryl CHEATHAM, wife of Charles Cheatham, Individually and on behalf of her minor son, Charles Cheatham, Jr. v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne G. Cresap, New Orleans, for Daniel J. DeNoux and Stephen Reboul.

Barbara Treuting Casteix, Donald A. Hoffman, Thomas P. Anzelmo, Sr., New Orleans, for City of New Orleans.

Cotton, Jones & Dennis, David J. Dennis, Ernest L. Jones and Luke J. Fontana, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before REDMANN, LEMMON, SCHOTT, BEER and GARSAUD, JJ.


BEER, Judge.

This is a wrongful death action by the widow and child of Charles Cheatham. The case against defendants, Daniel J. DeNoux and Stephen Reboul, was tried by jury and resulted in a verdict in favor of plaintiff in her individual capacity in the amount of $529,000 and in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of her minor son in the amount of $125,000. Simultaneous with the jury trial, the case against the City of New Orleans (hereafter, "City") was...

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