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BURTON v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. CA-2315.

464 So.2d 943 (1985)

Leulla Burton, Widow of Alexander BURTON, Sr., George Burton, Johnny Burton, Melvin Burton, Albert Burton, Sandra Burton, Van Burton, Maxine Burton, Alexander Burton, III, & Salvadore Burton v. The CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 12, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin C. Grodsky, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants, Luella Burton, et al.

Elmer G. Gibbons, Asst. City Atty., Robert Gisevius, Deputy City Atty., Douglas P. Wilson, Chief Deputy City Atty., Salvador Anzelmo, City Atty., New Orleans, for defendant-appellee, The City of New Orleans.

Before LOBRANO, WARD and ARMSTRONG, JJ.

WARD, Judge.

Luella Burton, widow of Alexander Burton, Sr., and their nine children seek to increase the $5,000.00 judgment awarded to them and against the City of New Orleans for the unjustifiable disturbance of the body of Alexander Burton, Sr. The Trial Judge found the City liable and awarded a lump sum amount for damages for all plaintiffs. We affirm that part of the judgment holding the City negligent, but we reverse the award of damages and remand to the Trial...

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