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SMITH v. STATE, DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 14133.

384 So.2d 499 (1980)

Billy SMITH and Josephine Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 6, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Joiner, A Professional Law Corp., West Monroe, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Brown, Wicker, Lee & Barnes by Robert A. Lee, Monroe, for defendants-appellees.

Before HALL, JONES and McCLENDON, JJ.

McCLENDON, Judge.

This is a suit brought by the parents of a 16 year old boy who was killed by a bullet fired by a state trooper during a high speed chase. Defendants are the trooper and his employer, Louisiana Department of Public Safety. From an adverse ruling in the trial court, plaintiffs perfected this appeal. We affirm.

The trial court in its excellent written reasons for judgment clearly sets forth the facts...

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