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MORELAND v. BRASSEAUX

No. 83-516.

445 So.2d 1236 (1984)

Todd Edmond MORELAND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kim BRASSEAUX, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 7, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell D. Desormeaux, Sr., Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Bernard F. Duhon, Abbeville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET, DOUCET and YELVERTON, JJ.

FORET, Judge.

This is an intentional tort action filed by plaintiff, Todd Edmond Moreland, against defendant, Kim Brasseaux, arising out of a fight which occurred outside of a lounge in Abbeville, Louisiana. The issues on appeal are:

(1) Whether Brasseaux acted in self-defense in striking Moreland, and (2) Whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding damages.

FACTS

In the early morning hours of September 9, 1981,...

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