PIIRAINEN v. CITY OF LAKE CHARLES, INC.

No. 83-671.

450 So.2d 986 (1984)

Jack PIIRAINEN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LAKE CHARLES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied September 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell T. Tritico, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Louis B. Guidry, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before CUTRER, STOKER and KNOLL, JJ.


STOKER, Judge.

Jack Piirainen, Jr., a former police officer of the Lake Charles Police Department, appeals his dismissal from that department. The dismissal was upheld by the local Civil Service Board and the District Court. We affirm.

FACTS

On February 8, 1982, Mr. Piirainen became involved in a fight at a bar in Lake Charles. He was off duty at the time and had consumed four to six beers. The fight broke out in the upstairs part of the bar and...

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