RICHARD v. STATE, THROUGH DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAF.

No. 82 CA 0983.

436 So.2d 1265 (1983)

William Joseph RICHARD v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 7, 1983.

Writ Denied November 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel B. Dickinson, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gerald Jeffers, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, WATKINS and SHORTESS, JJ.


SHORTESS, Judge.

William Joseph Richard (plaintiff) filed suit against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Public Safety (defendant) for damages allegedly resulting from a false arrest.1 The trial court found that plaintiff failed to prove his case and dismissed the suit. Plaintiff has appealed.

On March 13, 1981, plaintiff and his girlfriend were driving north on Highway 51 en route to the Jaycee Hall in Amite, where...

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