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GARRISON v. CITY OF BERWICK

No. 14916.

417 So.2d 48 (1982)

Renita GARRISON v. The CITY OF BERWICK, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 29, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Jude Dannel, New Orleans, for plaintiff.

Dennis L. Doise, Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Lafayette, for Town of Berwick, City Police Dept., Ivory Thomas, and Carl Thornton, defendants.

Gregory P. Aucoin, Morgan City, for Warren James, Jr., defendant.

Before COVINGTON, COLE and WATKINS, JJ.

COLE, Judge.

This case involves injuries sustained by plaintiff Renita Garrison while she was in the custody of Berwick police officers. The facts are as follows.

On April 29, 1979, an argument arose between Warren James, Jr., and his wife's sister, Renita Garrison.1 Garrison allegedly fired several shots in James' direction as he stood in front of Shirley Williams' house. (Mrs. Williams is Ms. Garrison's mother.) James then left...

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