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CRATER v. CITY OF LAKE CHARLES

No. 7600.

387 So.2d 623 (1980)

Jake CRATER et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF LAKE CHARLES, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raleigh Newman, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Woodley, Barnett, Cox, Williams & Fenet by James E. Williams, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before FORET, SWIFT and STOKER, JJ.

STOKER, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Jake Crater and his wife Delores, are suing for damages which arose from an injury which they allege Delores received at the hands of policemen of the Lake Charles City Police as the officers forced entry into the Crater apartment.

On the evening of May 10, 1977, Jake Crater was observed by Officer Bertrand, of the Lake Charles Police Department, running a stop light, speeding, and generally driving in a reckless manner. Crater...

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